Simulation of coupled car and caravan handling behaviour

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 397-429

  Fratila, D ^a   Darling, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MANEUVERABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SYSTEM STABILITY; VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS;

CARAVANS; COUPLED CARS;

AUTOMOBILES;

EID: 0030411385     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00423119608969317     Document Type: Article

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