%0 Book Section
%A Bemporad, Alberto
%A Borrelli, Francesco
%A Glielmo, Luigi
%A Vasca, Francesco
%B European Control Conference
%C Porto, Portugal
%D 2001
%F eprints:579
%I European Control Conference
%T Hybrid control of dry clutch engagement
%U http://eprints.imtlucca.it/579/
%X This paper proposes a novel piecewise linear feedback control strategy for the automotive dry clutch engagement process. Based on a dynamic model of the powertrain system, the controller is designed by minimizing a quadratic performance index subject to constraints on the inputs and on the states. The resulting model predictive controller is shown to consist of a piecewise linear feedback control and can be tuned so that fast engagement, small friction losses and smooth lock-up are achieved. Numerical results show the good performance of the closed-loop system.