Reducing Road Wear While Ensuring Comfort and Charging Constraints for Dynamically Charged Passenger Vehicles Through Noise-Shaped Path Variations

Authors

Clint Jay Ferrin, Utah State UniversityFollow
Randall Christensen, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volume

69

Issue

5

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Publication Date

3-17-2020

First Page

1

Last Page

14

Abstract

Dynamically charged vehicles suffer from power loss during wireless power transfer due to receiver and transmitter coil misalignment while driving. Autonomous, dynamically charged vehicles can maximize wireless power transfer by minimizing the misalignment, but the repeated high-precision driving increases road wear. To avoid unnecessary road wear and rutting, a noise shaping filter is proposed that adds variability to a vehicle's trajectory that complies with passenger acceleration and position constraints. However, introducing variability into an optimal charging path also risks depleting battery life prior to destination arrival. Therefore, a path planner is proposed that guarantees average charge within a specified probability and ensures rider comfort while reducing road wear.

Recommended Citation

C. Ferrin and R. Christensen, "Reducing Road Wear While Ensuring Comfort and Charging Constraints for Dynamically Charged Passenger Vehicles Through Noise-Shaped Path Variations," in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 69, no. 5, pp. 4803-4816, May 2020, doi: 10.1109/TVT.2020.2981407.