STABILITY CRITERIA FOR AUTOMOBILE-TRAILER COMBINATIONS
The characteristic equation for a simple automobile-trailer combination is analyzed, revealing the parameter groups which are important in determining the stability characteristics. Application of Routh's method results in separate criteria for oscillatory and non-oscillatory criteria which can be evaluated algebraically, and which can also be displayed graphically showing a region of stability on a two-dimensional plot. The stability region is bounded by limits of oscillatory and non-oscillatory stability, and the evaluation of a specific case corresponds to the location of a point relative to the boundaries. (Author/TRRL)
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Corporate Authors:
Swets & Zeitlinger
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Authors:
- Mikulcik, E C
- Publication Date: 1980-9
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: p. 281-289
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Serial:
- Vehicle System Dynamics
- Volume: 9
- Issue Number: 5
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis
- ISSN: 0042-3114
- EISSN: 1744-5159
- Serial URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/nvsd20/current
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automobiles; Driving; Equations; Handling characteristics; Inertia (Mechanics); Mathematical analysis; Mathematical models; Oscillation; Stability (Mechanics); Trailers
- Uncontrolled Terms: Criteria
- ITRD Terms: 6471: Analysis (math); 1243: Car; 5491: Inertia; 6473: Mathematical model; 5930: Stability; 1203: Trailer; 1646: Vehicle handling; 5558: Vibration
- Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00330840
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-031 022
- Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 15 1982 12:00AM