On-board estimation of the rollover threshold of tractor semitrailers

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL., 2000, Pages 540-551

  Winkler, C B ^b   Ervin, R D ^b   Hagan, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; FLEET OPERATIONS; TRACTORS (TRUCK);

ROLLOVER THRESHOLD;

TRUCK TRAILERS;

EID: 0033732514     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00423114.1999.12063110     Document Type: Article

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