Review Article

A Review of Active Yaw Control System for Vehicle Handling and Stability Enhancement

Table 1

Number DOF of nonlinear vehicle models.

Number of
DOF
Dynamic motionsOutput variable

7 DOF(i) LongitudinalYaw rate & Sideslip
(ii) Lateral
(iii) Vertical
(iv) Rotational of 4 wheels

8 DOF(i) LongitudinalYaw rate, roll rate, and sideslip
(ii) Lateral
(iii) Vertical
(iv) Roll
(v) Rotational of 4 wheels

14 DOF(i) LongitudinalYaw rate, roll rate, pitch rate, and sideslip
(ii) Lateral
(iii) Vertical
(iv) Roll
(v) Pitch
(vi) Bounce
(vii) Rotational of 4 wheels
(viii) Vertical oscillations of 4 wheels