Intelligent Tire-Based Slip Ratio Estimation Using Different Machine Learning Algorithms

Estimation of the longitudinal slip ratio of tires is important in boosting the control performance of the vehicle under driving and braking conditions. In this paper, the slip ratio is estimated using four machine learning algorithms (Neural Network, Gradient Boosting Machine, Random Forest and Support Vector Machine) based on the acceleration signals from the tri-axial MEMS accelerometers utilized in the intelligent tire system. The experimental data are collected through the MTS experimental platform. The corresponding acceleration signals within the tire contact patch are extracted after filtering to be used for the training the aforesaid machine learning algorithms. A comparison is provided between the implemented ML algorithms using a 10-fold CV. NRMS errors in the CV results indicate that NN has the highest accuracy in comparison with other techniques. The NRSM errors of NN, GBM, RF, and SVM are 2.59\%, 3.30\%, 4.21\%, and 5.34\%, respectively. Among these techniques, GBM has a more stable results as it has the smallest output variance. The present study with the fusion of intelligent tire system and machine learning algorithms paves the way for the accurate estimation of tire slip ratio, which is critical for the development of reliable vehicle control algorithms.