The Recovering Stability of a Towing Taxi-Out System from a Lateral Instability with Differential Braking Perspective: Modeling and Simulation
The traditional method of taxiing for civil aircraft, which relies on their engines, may be surpassed by the new method of towing taxi-out due to its superior advantages such as reduced energy consumption, lower emissions, and higher efficiency. However, the towing taxi-out system poses a challenge...
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| description | The traditional method of taxiing for civil aircraft, which relies on their engines, may be surpassed by the new method of towing taxi-out due to its superior advantages such as reduced energy consumption, lower emissions, and higher efficiency. However, the towing taxi-out system poses a challenge to lateral stability due to the concentration of mass at the rear, leading to severe instability when turning at high speeds. To address this issue, a nonlinear civil aircraft towing and taxiing system model and a linear four-degree-of-freedom civil aircraft towing and taxiing system reference model were established using TruckSim and Matlab/Simulink software. The fuzzy proportional–integral–derivative controller was utilized, with the braking torque of each wheel serving as the control variable and the real-time yaw rate difference and its rate of change as the fuzzy control input. The controller was compared and validated with a traditional PID controller. The results of the simulation showed that the fuzzy PID control has better nonlinear characteristics and stronger adaptability to operating conditions compared to traditional PID control, providing timely, effective, adaptive, and robust control effects for the vehicle dynamics model. Under the fuzzy PID control, the peak yaw speed of the civil aircraft decreased to 10 degrees per second under double-shift conditions, representing an increase of 23.1%. Furthermore, the lateral stability and safety of the towing taxi-out system were improved, as evidenced by the reduction in the yaw rate of the tractor and civil aircraft under the hook condition. The use of this controller provides valuable technical guidance and support for the practical development and safe application of the towed glide mode. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-75886f540ddf4de282f6d0bc6689838b2023-11-18T01:08:38ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922023-05-011210217010.3390/electronics12102170The Recovering Stability of a Towing Taxi-Out System from a Lateral Instability with Differential Braking Perspective: Modeling and SimulationJiahao Qin0Hao Wu1Qiwei Lin2Jie Shen3Wei Zhang4College of Aeronautical Engineering, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, ChinaCollege of Aeronautical Engineering, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, ChinaCollege of Aeronautical Engineering, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, ChinaCollege of Aeronautical Engineering, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, ChinaCollege of Aeronautical Engineering, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, ChinaThe traditional method of taxiing for civil aircraft, which relies on their engines, may be surpassed by the new method of towing taxi-out due to its superior advantages such as reduced energy consumption, lower emissions, and higher efficiency. However, the towing taxi-out system poses a challenge to lateral stability due to the concentration of mass at the rear, leading to severe instability when turning at high speeds. To address this issue, a nonlinear civil aircraft towing and taxiing system model and a linear four-degree-of-freedom civil aircraft towing and taxiing system reference model were established using TruckSim and Matlab/Simulink software. The fuzzy proportional–integral–derivative controller was utilized, with the braking torque of each wheel serving as the control variable and the real-time yaw rate difference and its rate of change as the fuzzy control input. The controller was compared and validated with a traditional PID controller. The results of the simulation showed that the fuzzy PID control has better nonlinear characteristics and stronger adaptability to operating conditions compared to traditional PID control, providing timely, effective, adaptive, and robust control effects for the vehicle dynamics model. Under the fuzzy PID control, the peak yaw speed of the civil aircraft decreased to 10 degrees per second under double-shift conditions, representing an increase of 23.1%. Furthermore, the lateral stability and safety of the towing taxi-out system were improved, as evidenced by the reduction in the yaw rate of the tractor and civil aircraft under the hook condition. The use of this controller provides valuable technical guidance and support for the practical development and safe application of the towed glide mode.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/10/2170traction taxiingfuzzy PIDlateral stability |
| spellingShingle | Jiahao Qin Hao Wu Qiwei Lin Jie Shen Wei Zhang The Recovering Stability of a Towing Taxi-Out System from a Lateral Instability with Differential Braking Perspective: Modeling and Simulation Electronics traction taxiing fuzzy PID lateral stability |
| title | The Recovering Stability of a Towing Taxi-Out System from a Lateral Instability with Differential Braking Perspective: Modeling and Simulation |
| title_full | The Recovering Stability of a Towing Taxi-Out System from a Lateral Instability with Differential Braking Perspective: Modeling and Simulation |
| title_fullStr | The Recovering Stability of a Towing Taxi-Out System from a Lateral Instability with Differential Braking Perspective: Modeling and Simulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Recovering Stability of a Towing Taxi-Out System from a Lateral Instability with Differential Braking Perspective: Modeling and Simulation |
| title_short | The Recovering Stability of a Towing Taxi-Out System from a Lateral Instability with Differential Braking Perspective: Modeling and Simulation |
| title_sort | recovering stability of a towing taxi out system from a lateral instability with differential braking perspective modeling and simulation |
| topic | traction taxiing fuzzy PID lateral stability |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/12/10/2170 |
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