Effects of locking differentials on the snaking behaviour of articulated steer vehicles

International Journal of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-127

  Azad, Nasser Lashgarian ^a   Khajepour, Amir ^a,b   McPhee, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Department of Mechatronics Engineering ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Articulated steer vehicle; Front mounted attachment; Lateral stability; Linearised model; Locked differential; Open differential; Rear mounted attachment; Snaking; Virtual prototype

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMPING; MANEUVERABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOUNTINGS;

ARTICULATED STEER VEHICLE; FRONT-MOUNTED ATTACHMENT; LATERAL STABILITY; LOCKED DIFFERENTIAL; REAR-MOUNTED ATTACHMENT;

STEERING;

EID: 34447556855     PISSN: 17456436     EISSN: 17456444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJVSMT.2007.013890     Document Type: Article

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