Stability measurement of high-speed vehicles

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 701-720

  Peters, Steven C ^a   Iagnemma, Karl ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

ADAMS modelling; Contact force distribution; Measurement; Road departure; Rollover stability

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT STATISTIC; ADAMS MODELLING; ARBITRARY GEOMETRY; CONTACT FORCE DISTRIBUTION; CONTACT FORCES; CRITICAL ELEMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HIGH SPEED VEHICLES; LOW-COST SENSORS; NON-FATAL INJURIES; REAL TIME; ROAD CONDITION; ROAD DEPARTURE; ROAD DEPARTURES; ROLLOVER STABILITY; ROUGH TERRAINS; STABILITY MEASUREMENTS; STABILITY METRICS; TERRAIN SURFACES; VEHICLE ACCIDENTS; VEHICLE ROLLOVERS;

ACCIDENTS; METRIC SYSTEM; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; ROADS AND STREETS; STABILITY; SYSTEM STABILITY; VEHICLES;

CONTROL SYSTEM STABILITY;

EID: 70449558890     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: 17445159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00423110802344636     Document Type: Article

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