Handling and ride comfort optimisation of an intercity bus

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 547-556

  Andersson, Daniel ^a   Eriksson, Peter ^a  

^a SCANIA CV AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIDING QUALITIES; RIGIDITY; SHOCK ABSORBERS; STEERING; STIFFNESS; VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS; VEHICLE WHEELS; VIBRATION CONTROL;

ANTI-ROLL BARS; BODY STRUCTURE; INTERCITY BUS; RIDE COMFORT;

GROUND VEHICLES;

EID: 6344291301     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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