Analysis and Parameter Estimation of Lateral Dynamics for Road Vehicles

Analysis and parameter estimation of lateral vehicle dynamics are essential research topics for strengthening the sensory of vehicle information. This thesis explores a few new properties of lateral vehicle dynamics. Based on these findings, an integrated approach is proposed, which requires very few signals from regular vehicle sensors to estimate many hard-to-measure vehicle quantities, such as the parameters and states of lateral vehicle dynamics and vehicle inertial quantities. It is believed that this research will play a leading role in developing the next-generation vehicle state estimation, parameter identification, stability control and soft-sensing algorithm designs in the area of vehicle informatics.