Off-road lateral stability analysis of an articulated steer vehicle with a rear-mounted load

International Journal of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing

Volumn 1, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 106-130

  Azad, N L ^a   McPhee, J ^a   Khajepour, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

articulated steer vehicle; lateral stability analysis; linearised model; mobility number; oscillatory instability; rear mounted load; snaking; virtual prototype

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947410885     PISSN: 17456436     EISSN: 17456444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijvsmt.2005.008575     Document Type: Article

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