Driving Force Allocation for Irregular Ground Based on Tire Energy

Abstract

In this study, driving force allocation of four drive wheels based on the tire energy efficiency was proposed. Model vehicle experiments and numerical simulations on irregular ground were carried out. In order to examine the proposed method, the results of the proposed method were compared with the other allocation methods such as even driving force allocation. As the results, it was confirmed that the proposed method improved the vehicle traveling performance and driving efficiency on the irregular ground.