Road crown, tire, and suspension effects on vehicle straight-ahead motion

International Journal of Automotive Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-190

  Lee, J H ^a   Lee, J W ^a   Sung, I C ^a  

^a Kumho Tire Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Residual aligning torque; Road crown; Straight ahead motion; Suspension; Tire; Vehicle drift; Vehicle pull

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745596806     PISSN: 12299138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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