Evaluation of Combined Energy-Efficient and Stability Strategies Utilising Direct Yaw Moment Control

For sustainability reasons it is important to reduce energy consumption during driving. One contribution to energy savings is by using proper wheel torque distributions during manoeuvring. An active energy-efficient direct yaw moment control (DYC) for electric vehicles has previously been proposed by the authors, taking the motor efficiency map into consideration. The results show a potential for reduced energy losses during driving, but it might result in stability problems during safety-critical maneuvres. In this work, consequences on stability due to this proposed energy efficient DYC is explored. Also an approach combining DYC both energy-efficiency and stability is proposed. The simulation results show that for the studied case the combination of DYC for energy-efficiency and stability can have an potential to both keep the vehicle safe and save considerable percentage of energy during both non safety-critical and safety-critical driving manoeuvres.