Tommaso Favilli

University of Florence | UNIFI · Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale

This study concerns the comparative investigation of two advanced lateral stability automotive controllers with respect to a commercial solution. The research aims to improve the stability performances achieved by a combined tracking of yaw rate and side-slip angle through the application of optimal efforts. The proposed solutions are based on Line...

A fast and reliable recharge of the electric public transportation system is a fundamental prerequisite for extended electrification and decarbonization of public transportation systems. As a part of continuous research cooperation, authors have proposed and tested different fast recharge technologies that have been tested on the fleet of electrica...

Newly electric vehicle architectures require intensive virtual and physical testing for safety assessment, due to the increasing relevance of By-Wire systems and the presence of innovative control algorithms for ordinary driving scenario, potential emergency situations or Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems implementation purpose. To reduce the deve...

Diffusion of electric and hybrid vehicles is accelerating the development of innovative braking technologies. Calibration of accurate models of a hydraulic brake plant involves availability of large amount of data whose acquisition is expensive and time consuming. Also, for some applications, such as vehicle simulators and hardware in the loop test...

A rapidly shifting market and increasingly stringent environmental regulations require the automotive OEMs to produce more efficient and low-emission electric vehicles. Regenerative braking has proven to be a major contributor to both objectives, enabling the charging of the batteries during braking on one side, and a reduction of the load and wear...

Application of regenerative braking on electric vehicles have a large impact on several aspects of design, implemented functionalities and overall performances of road vehicles. In particular, multi-quadrant capabilities and improved control performances of modern electric drives can be fully exploited to improve vehicle efficiency, stability and o...

Regenerative braking influences several aspects of design and performances of electric vehicles. Improved performances of modern electric drives can be exploited to optimize vehicle efficiency, stability and environmental impact. Braking plant is devoted not only to stop the vehicle but also to the actuate many on board safety related systems. As a...

Development of electric vehicles is not only an opportunity in terms of environmental sustainability but it also offers interesting possibilities in terms of control performances that can be achieved by on board systems devoted to increase vehicle safety and stability by modulating longitudinal efforts applied to tires. It’s not only a matter of pe...

Modern electric vehicles are complex mechatronics systems whose behaviour is highly influenced by the concurrent action of mechanical and electrical systems interfaced with complex control logics aiming to improve several aspect concerning energy management, vehicle stability, comfort and guidance. As a partner of the European Project Obelics (Opti...