ROADTRAIN SWAY STABILISATION

This paper describes the performance of a sway stabilisation device, which has been shown to reduce undesirable lateral dynamics in multi-articulated road vehicles. The stabilisation device called Sway Stay senses the onset of oscillation in the angle between the dolly and the hauling unit and applies a retarding torque at the automatic coupler, which reduces yaw oscillation between the coupled units. The stabilisation device and its principle of operation are described. The results from tests on a road train fitted with Sway Stay and the results from computer simulation of the lateral dynamics of a road train are presented. The data show Sway Stay reduces rearward amplification and improves tracking in road trains. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see IRRD 895232.

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  CONFERENCE ORGANISING COMMITTEE (C/- ROADUSER RESEARCH)

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• Authors:
  • SANDELL, J
  • ROACH, D
  • McFarlane, S
• Conference:
  • INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON HEAVY VEHICLE WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS, 5TH, 1998, MAROOCHYDORE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, PART 2
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 162-78

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Driving; Loads; Mechanical stability; Motor vehicles; Tests; Traffic lanes; Vehicle components; Yaw; Yaw
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road train
• ITRD Terms: 1225: Articulated vehicle; 1354: Components of the vehicle; 8525: Conference; 1855: Driving (veh); 5567: Load; 6255: Test; 2827: Traffic lane; 1646: Vehicle handling; 1636: Yawing (veh)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00761500
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-86910-765-8
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 6 1999 12:00AM