Abstract:By coordinating different chassis control subsystems, integrated vehicle dynamics control (IVDC) can avoid system interferences and thus improve overall vehicle dynamics performance. First, the roadmap and methodologies of IVDC were reviewed, and then the control strategies of coordination between the subsystems were summarized. To further improve vehicle active safety, the integration between steering and braking/traction will still be most concerned in future IVDC study. A typical question can be that, based on the consideration of practical actuator limits and the non-linearity both in tire and vehicle, how to optimally assign the required stabilizing force/moment to each wheel/tire. Particularly, once X-by-wire technology and novel active control systems are widely used, more potential benefits of IVDC can be expected.