Model refinement and experimental evaluation for optimal design of speed humps

International Journal of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 80-99

  Khorshid, Emad ^a   Alfares, Mohamed ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Optimal geometric design; Parameter estimation; SCH; Speed Control Hump; Vehicle dynamics modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); INVERSE PROBLEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

SPEED CONTROL HUMP; VEHICLE-HUMAN DYNAMICS;

SPEED CONTROL;

EID: 34248375287     PISSN: 17456436     EISSN: 17456444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJVSMT.2007.011427     Document Type: Article

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