Multi-axle steering systems with a tractor and up to three full trailers are studied with linear yaw plane models to investigate the effect of additional steering on off-tracking phenomena during 90-degree turns and on the lateral responses during lane-change manoeuvres. The dependence of critical speed(s) for lateral stability on the location(s) of steered trailer axle(s) is studied via a linear stability analysis. Addition of non-steered trailer(s) reduces the stability. However, trailer steering results in a drastic reduction of high- and low-speed off-tracking, lateral forces, and yaw and slip velocities and in the concomitant increase in directional stability.


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    Title :

    Effect of multi-axle steering on off-tracking and dynamic lateral response of articulated tractor-trailer combinations


    Additional title:

    Einfluss einer Mehrachslenkung auf die Spurtreue und das dynamische Querverhalten von Zugmaschine-Anhänger-Kombinationen


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2007


    Size :

    26 Seiten, 8 Bilder, 14 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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