CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FOUR-WHEEL STEERING VEHICLE AND ITS FUTURE PROSPECTS

The present paper deals with some features of the four-wheel steering vehicle, compared with the existing front-wheel steering vehicle. The basic characteristics are calculated on the four-wheel steering vehicle, which can steer the rear wheels relative to the front-wheel steering angle. From this calculation it was found that in this new type of vehicle it was possible to deal separately with the yaw velocity and lateral acceleration characteristics appearing in response to steering angle input. Then the control capability of the new steering system was examined through closed-loop tests on an experimental four-wheel steering vehicle actually operated by subjects in a follow-up control manner at a proving ground. The findings indicate that the four-wheel steering system helps a great deal in improving vehicle controllability and stability. In other words, it may give a driver-vehicle system much better control capabilities. It is believed that further research efforts should be made to establish active control technology for the four-wheel steering vehicle as one of the future chassis technologies that promise to advance greatly the dynamic performance of motor vehicles. (TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Nakaya, H
  • Oguchi, Y
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 314-325
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Vehicle Design
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Inderscience Enterprises Limited
  • ISSN: 1477-5360
  • Serial URL: http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=IJVD

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated vehicle control; Development; Driving; Four wheel drive; Handling characteristics; Human machine systems; Lateral acceleration; Motor vehicles; Research; Stability (Mechanics); Steering; Technology; Vehicle tests; Velocity; Yaw
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research and development
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver/vehicle interaction; Steering control
• ITRD Terms: 5405: Acceleration; 3874: Control; 5473: Dynamics; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 6432: Number; 1834: Steering (process); 1255: Vehicle; 1646: Vehicle handling; 1372: Wheel
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00470109
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1988 12:00AM