Robust Synergetic Observer based Fault-Tolerant Control for Electric Vehicle Applications

Speed sensor faults are very common in electric vehicle (EV) applications, often disrupting system performance due to the reliance on speed sensor data by the electric drives. Consequently, fault-tolerant control approaches require robust observer structures capable of functioning effectively during faults, swiftly identifying and reconfiguring failures. Thus, this paper presents a novel fault-tolerant control design leveraging a synergetic observer (SO) to substitute the speed sensor in the event of fault. Comparative analysis with a super-twisting sliding mode observer (ST-SMO) highlights the proposed observer's superior performance in terms of tracking accuracy and ripple reduction. The presented simulation results demonstrate promising performance of the proposed observer for fault-tolerant control in EV applications.