Steering strategies for multi-axle vehicles

2008-01-01
The object of this study is to extend 4WS idea to an n-axle vehicle in general and to simulate sonic multi-axle vehicles with the derived strategies in an attempt to determine the best steering strategy. By extending the strategies used for four-wheel steering two-axle vehicles which have been extensively studied in literature, general strategies are established for an n-axle vehicle. Using integrated nonlinear ride and handling models in Matlab & Simulink, it is shown that lateral acceleration and yaw velocity responses can be improved while keeping zero vehicle sideslip angle by steering wheels on intermediate axles.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS

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Citation Formats
K. Bayar and Y. S. Ünlüsoy, “Steering strategies for multi-axle vehicles,” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, pp. 208–236, 2008, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/29962.