The track controlled driving, sometimes also known as path following, enables the vehicle to exaclty follow xy-coordinates on the road even for high dynamic driving maneuvers. CO.TRACK is a closed-loop real time control that calculates the required steering wheel angle depending on the current vehicle position. It is based on VEHICOs long-standing expertise in the field of high-performance vehicle control.
Reproducible, smooth and robust steering with at the same time intuitive operation are essential features. CO.TRACK is available as software option for all of our steering robots.
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| Typical Test Scenarios: Handling Course and Double Lane Change driven with CO.TRACK | |
CO.TRACK – Key Features
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CO.TRACK – Required Components
For the automatic track control CO.TRACK you need following components:
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Reproducibility and accuracy
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Highest track accuracies even with maneuvers at the physical limit are achieved with CO.TRACK. Completely independent of the vehicle speed. The vehicle remains stable.
By having a look at the plot of 6 repeatedly driven ISO 3888 lane change tests you get a first impression of the accuracy: Even under these extreme conditions the reproducibility is so high that the results nearly cannot be distinguised. CO.TRACK can be operated in the entire dynamic and velocity range of a vehicle. Thus, the system can be used in various areas, whether you want to drive up a line on tarmac, a circle on snow or a dynamic handling course. Each test drive is precise and reproducible. |
Range of Applications
The areas of CO.TRACK are tests in which the accuracy of the vehicle’s track is of particular importance. A prerequisite is that a driver is still allowed in the test vehicle or that the vehicle can be drawn by an external drive (eg.: cable winch).
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