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Citation

El-Gindy M, Lewis S, Mrad N. Heavy Vehicle Syst. 1998; 5(3-4): 277-299.

Affiliation

Pennsylvania State Univ, University Park, PA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Inderscience Publishers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The results of examining the influence of tire uncertainties on the actively controlled rearward amplification (RWA) of six axle truck/full trailer are presented. A four degree of freedom yaw/plane model was developed and used. The effect of the active control torque applied to the dolly is examined by using the optimal linear quadratic regulator (LQR) and sliding mode controller approaches. Simulation results indicate that the RWA ratio can be reduced without significant change of the uncontrolled vehicle trajectory when active yaw torque is applied to the dolly. The sliding mode controller is found to be more effective in improving the dynamic performance in terms of reducing the RWA during severe lane-change maneuvers.

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