TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Optimal control for a Formula One car with variable parameters
JO  - Vehicle system dynamics
A1  - Perantoni, Giacomo
A1  - Limebeer, David J. N.
SP  - 653
EP  - 678
VL  - 52
IS  - 5
N2  - The minimum-lap-time optimal control problem for a Formula One race car is solved using direct transcription and nonlinear programming. Features of this work include significantly reduced full-lap solution times and the simultaneous optimisation of the driven line, the driver controls and multiple car set-up parameters. It is shown that significant reductions in the driven lap time can be obtained from track-specific set-up parameter optimisation. Reduced computing times are achieved using a combination of a track description based on curvilinear coordinates, analytical derivatives and model non-dimensionalisation. The curvature of the track centre line is found by solving an auxiliary optimal control problem that negates the difficulties associated with integration drift and trajectory closure.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0042-3114
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2014.889315
ID  - ref1
ER  -