Design and implementation of brake and steering control functions for an over-actuated vehicle platform

Abstract: This thesis project is a comprehensive practice to improve a research concept vehicle in both hardware and software aspects. The hardware of the friction brake system is improved to have higher stability and accuracy. The brake force distribution function is implemented to optimize the brake control system. A fault tolerant function based on the Pseudo-inverse control allocation strategy is designed, implemented, and tested to compensate for sudden fault in wheels when driving.