Single-track vehicle modeling and control: Bicycles, motorcycles, and models

IEEE Control Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 34-61

  Limebeer, David J N ^a   Sharp, Robin S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICYCLES; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTORCYCLES; STEERING; SYSTEM STABILITY;

HOLONOMIC CONSTRAINTS; MULTIBODY SYSTEMS; SINGLE-TRACK VEHICLES; STEERING CONTROL;

CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33749376501     PISSN: 1066033X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCS.2006.1700044     Document Type: Article

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