Design and evaluation on electric differentials for overactuated electric ground vehicles with four independent in-wheel motors

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1534-1542

  Chen, Yan ^a   Wang, Junmin ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric differentials (ED); electric ground vehicle (EGV); in wheel motor; overactuated

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC GROUNDING; GEARS; TRACTION MOTORS; VEHICLE PERFORMANCE; VEHICLE WHEELS;

DESIGN AND EVALUATIONS; ELECTRIC DIFFERENTIALS; IN-WHEEL MOTOR; LONGITUDINAL SPEED; NORMAL DRIVING; OVERACTUATED; SIDESLIP ANGLES; VEHICLE SPEED;

GROUND VEHICLES;

EID: 84861123521     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2012.2187940     Document Type: Article

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