3D Magnetic Steering Wheel Angle and Suspension Travel Detection

105 Pages·2016·7.57 MB·English

by  Bruno Paes Spricigo

UNIVERSIDADEFEDERALDESANTACATARINA
CENTROTECNOLÓGICODEJOINVILLE
CURSODEENGENHARIAAUTOMOTIVA
BRUNOPAESSPRICIGO
3DMAGNETICSTEERINGWHEELANGLEANDSUSPENSIONTRAVELDETECTION
Anovelapplicationof3Dmagneticsensingtechniquestoincrease
vehiclesafetydecreasingsensoroverhead
Joinville,Brazil
2016

BRUNOPAESSPRICIGO
3DMAGNETICSTEERINGWHEELANGLEANDSUSPENSIONTRAVELDETECTION
Anovelapplicationof3Dmagneticsensingtechniquestoincrease
vehiclesafetydecreasingsensoroverhead
Thesis submitted as partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the degree of
Bachelor in Automotive Engineering of
the Federal University of Santa Catarina,
Technologic Center of Joinville, Brazil.
Supervisor:Prof.ThiagoAntônioFiorentin,Dr.
Eng.
Joinville,Brazil
2016

BrunoPaesSpricigo
3DMagneticSteeringWheelAngleandSuspensionTravelDetection
Anovelapplicationof3Dmagneticsensingtechniquestoincrease
vehiclesafetydecreasingsensoroverhead
Thesissubmittedaspartialfulfillmentofthere-
quirementsforthedegreeofBachelorinAuto-
motive Engineering oftheFederalUniversityof
Santa Catarina, Technologic Center of Joinville,
Brazil.
WorkApproved.Joinville,November28th 2016:
Prof.ThiagoAntônioFiorentin,Dr.Eng.
Supervisor
Prof.MarcosAlvesRabelo,Dr.Eng.
Guest1
Prof.AntônioOtavianoDourado,Dr.Eng.
Guest2
Joinville,Brazil
2016

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Here,Iwouldliketothankallthepeoplethatmadethisworkpossible.
Firstofall,myparents,becausewithouttheirendlesssupport,Iwouldnotbeableto
getanywhere.
To my love and best friend, the one who always encouraged and inspired me to be a
betterperson.
Toallmyfriendsthatmakelifeeasierandsomuchfun.
Tomygreatprofessorsthatinspiredmesomuchandmademeeagertolearn.
To the Formula CEM team and all of its fun and hard moments that showed me the
valueofworkinghard.
To BSc. Marcelo Ribeiro and Dr. Michael Ortner for the endless support during this
work.
To CTR and its research sponsors for giving me the opportunity to make this work
abroad.
Thankyou!

ABSTRACT
Electronicsandcontrolarecontinuouslygrowingsubjectsintheautomotiveindustry.Thede-
velopment of new technologies to reduce consumption, increase comfort and handling is the
numberonepriorityofmanymanufactures.Varioussystemsthatmakenowadaysvehiclesmore
secure like TCS (Traction Control System) and ESP (Electronic Stability Program) rely on
sensing several variables like individual wheel speed and suspension displacement to compare
it to an analytical model and decide if action is needed or not. The main target of this work is
to propose a smart use of a new 3D magnetic sensor to improve the quality and precision of
thesuspensiondisplacementmeasurementand,becauseofthegreatercapabilitiesofthesensor,
detectthesteeringwheelangleatthesametime.Themechanicalandmagneticimplementations
arediscussedindetail.
Key-words:smartsuspension.magneticsensor.suspensiondisplacementmeasurement.