This paper deals with longitudinal vehicle control provided by a cruise control system using the Crone approach. A comparison with a conventional proportional-integral (PI) controller, widely used in the automotive industry, is presented. Time-domain simulations with both controllers are performed considering a nonlinear and uncertain vehicle model including wheel dynamics, vehicle mass uncertainties, aerodynamic and rolling resistances. In the case of the Crone control, the results highlight the robustness of the stability degree with respect to uncertainties.
Bellamri et al. (Wed,) studied this question.