Yes / This paper presents a simulation study into the characteristics of a vehicle experiencing
steering drift under straight line braking. Simulation modelling has been performed
using a multi-body dynamics analysis based on a model of an actual vehicle. Front and rear
suspension parameters have been modelled as rigid links joined with flexible bushes so as to
assess their effect on a vehicle while braking. Suspension geometry and alignment settings,
which define characteristic responses such as lateral acceleration, yaw velocity, toe, and caster
angles of a vehicle in a transient manoeuvre, are primary to a vehicle¿s directional stability. Any
symmetric inconsistencies in these settings will potentially affect a vehicle¿s performance. The
findings from this research have increased the understanding of the causes of steering drift
during braking conditions.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/884 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Mirza, N., Hussain, Khalid, Day, Andrew J., Klaps, J. |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article |
| Rights | © 2005 IMechE. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
| Relation | http://journals.pepublishing.com/content/f089112t00006206/fulltext.pdf |
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