Investigation of the use of neural networks for anti-skid brake system design

A neural network based model reference adaptive control approach to anti-skid brake system (ABS) design is investigated in this paper. The principal benefit of using neural networks in an ABS is their ability to adapt to changes in the environmental conditions without significant degradation in performance. In the proposed approach, the controller neural network is designed to produce a braking torque which regulates the wheel slip for the vehicle-brake system to a prespecified level. Simulation studies are performed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed neural network based anti-skid brake system.