Citation

Miège AJP, Cebon D. Proc. Inst. Mech. Eng. Pt. D J. Automobile Eng. 2005; 219(6): 791-806.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1243/095440705X28385

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A new experimental articulated vehicle with computer-controlled suspensions is used to investigate the benefits of active roll control for heavy vehicles. The mechanical hardware, the instrumentation, and the distributed control architecture are detailed. A simple roll-plane model is developed and validated against experimental data, and used to design a controller based on lateral acceleration feedback. The controller is implemented and tested on the experimental vehicle. By tilting both the tractor drive axle and the trailer inwards, substantial reductions in normalized lateral load transfer are obtained, both in steady state and transient conditions. Power requirements are also considered.

Language: en