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

  Heereweg 347B
  2161 CA Lisse,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Mikulcik, E C
• Publication Date: 1980-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 281-289
• Serial:
  • Vehicle System Dynamics
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0042-3114
  • EISSN: 1744-5159

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