The work achieved in this PhD thesis is dedicated to applications of advanced control methodologies to problems currently faced in the automotive field. Three main areas of investigation were successively considered, using advanced techniques such as H infinity LTI and q-LPV design procedures, dynamic feedback linearization, retuning of controllers, in particular PI-type, and optimization of filters required by the H infinity design procedure:• Trajectory control of automotive vehicle. A control structure has been proposed which is based on the procedure classically developed in the aeronautics field.• Robust nonlinear control of the air path of an internal combustion engine. An innovative q-LPV formulation of the motor has been proposed, which has enabled design of advanced controllers with varying parameters. These parameters are automatically updated according to the operating point.• Optimal control laws for brakes’s torque blending on electrical vehicle. Motivation and interest for electrical vehicle has been first detailed, then potential gain in autonomy due to regenerative braking has been studied. Finally, solutions which reduce oscillations in the power train chain induced by torque demand to the electrical machine during braking phases has been developed.
