Advanced Actuation and Control Technologies for Vehicle Driving Systems—2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Actuators are essential in any vehicle system to ultimately execute control decisions at the wheel, relaying information to the transmission and powertrain. In the case of hybrid electric vehicles, electric vehicles, and fuel cell vehicles, the role of actuators is vital in energy conversion since they assist in switching between the power sources. This requires highly efficient actuation technologies. Most importantly, the rapid development of communication technology and the need to cater to the aging population in developed countries have potentially made autonomous vehicles a necessity and a vital business paradigm. Autonomous vehicles are expected to constitute around 50% of vehicle sales, 30% of vehicles, and 40% of all vehicle travel by 2040. Advanced vehicles, including autonomous vehicles, are the most challenging areas of innovation in the automotive industry, where such actuation and control technologies are vital for developing complex vehicle subsystems to achieve better operating characteristics. Furthermore, such technologies are also vital for the motion control systems of other types of vehicles, including wheelchairs, three-wheelers, excavators, bulldozers, and so on.

This Special Issue addresses the need to develop relevant advanced technologies, considering emerging control applications in any advanced vehicle systems and specifically covering the following topics:

• Modeling, prediction, and control of the driving behavior of autonomous vehicles;
• Vehicle dynamics and control technologies;
• Predictive- and learning-based control to improve autonomous vehicle safety and performance;
• Estimation and sensing for autonomous vehicles;
• Novel design of autonomous vehicle powertrain and chassis subsystems;
• User-automated vehicle interaction, focusing on autonomous vehicle comfort and acceptance;
• Vibration suppression of in-wheel motor-active suspensions against negative electromechanical coupling influences.
• Motion control of non-traditional vehicles, integrated road transportation, and micro-mobility.

We look forward to your valuable contributions.

Dr. Md Abdus Samad Kamal
Prof. Dr. Masakazu Mukai
Guest Editors

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• actuation technology for vehicles
• vehicle dynamics and control
• intelligent vehicle
• advanced powertrain control technology
• advanced motion control applications