Intelligent vehicle

which has great advantages in enhancing the driving safety and diminishing road accidents

has become an emerging research focus worldwide. The development and research current status of lateral control for intelligent vehicles at home and abroad are reviewed. The research process and modeling of vehicle lateral dynamics and tire dynamics

the theory and methods of lateral control

and the automatic steering actuator design are discussed and summarized. Several research issues and development trends of lateral control of intelligent vehicles are presented

in which the modeling of vehicle lateral dynamics and the lateral controller design concerning the nonlinearity

uncertainties and time-varying characteristics

particularly in high speed lateral control

and the integrated design combining sensing

perception and decision-making systems with vehicle system dynamics will be research focuses in the future. Key