Driver steering control and a new perspective on car handling qualities

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 219, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1041-1051

  Sharp, R S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automobile; Driving; Handling qualities; Optimal control; Preview

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FEEDBACK CONTROL; LOW PASS FILTERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STEERING; WHITE NOISE;

DRIVING HANDLING QUALITIES; OPTIMAL PREVIEW CONTROLS; STEERING CONTROL; WHEEL STEERING;

RAILROAD CARS;

AUTOMOBILE;

EID: 28944446258     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440605X31896     Document Type: Article

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