STABILITY AND HANDLING CRITERIA OF ARTICULATED VEHICLES. PART I. TECHNICAL REPORT

An analytical and experimental investigation on the stability and handling of articulated vehicles was conducted to develop stability criteria for tractor single-, double-, and triple-semitrailer vehicles during commonly encountered road and speed maneuvers subject to environmental influences. To this end, an experimentally validated digital simulation model, AVDS3, was further developed and validated. It was utilized to generate physical stability limits for articulated vehicles. During the investigation, the direct method of Lyapunov was employed to generate mathematical stability limits of cornering articulated vehicles. In addition, an effort was made to apply the concept of finite time stability to this problem. Portions of this document are not fully legible.

• Corporate Authors:

  IIT Research Institute

  10 West 35th Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60616
• Authors:
  • Eshleman, R L
  • Desai, S D
  • D'SOUZA, A F
• Publication Date: 1973-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 352 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Braking; Digital simulation; Equations; Maneuverability; Mathematical models; Skid resistance; Stability (Mechanics); Trailers; Truck tractors
• Old TRIS Terms: Nhsb
• Subject Areas: Materials; Motor Carriers;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051606
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: IITRI-J6281 Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-105-2-392
• Files: NTIS
• Created Date: Mar 25 1974 12:00AM