The Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads | A.H. Wickens | Taylor & Francis eB

ABSTRACT

First published in 1982. CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|14 pages

Analytical Comparisons of Methods For Assessing the Transient Directional Response of Automobiles

chapter 2|14 pages

The Response of a Vehicle to a Sudden Movement of the Steering Wheel

chapter 3|10 pages

Handling Research in a Driving Simulator Computer Simulation in real Time

chapter 4|14 pages

Identification of Steering ratio and force Feedback Effects in Driver/Vehicle Interactions

chapter 5|13 pages

The Influence of Frame Elasticity, Simple Rider Body Dynamics and Tyre Moments on Free Vibrations of Motorcycles in Curves

chapter 6|15 pages

Self-Excited Vibrations of Truck Tandem Axle Suspension and Transmission Systems

chapter 7|16 pages

A Study of the Directional and Roll Dynamics of Multiple-Articulated Vehicles

chapter 8|14 pages

Bifurcation Theory and Vehicle Dynamics – With Applications to the Tractor-Semitrailer

chapter 9|16 pages

A Study of the Yaw Stability of Tractor-Semitrailer Combinations

chapter 10|14 pages

A Critical Assessment of the Effects of a Trailer-Hitch Load-Transfer Device on the Handling Characteristics of a Car-Trailer Combination

chapter 11|13 pages

Tire Models for the Determination of Vehicle Structural Loads

chapter 12|13 pages

The Effect of Suspension System Nonlinearities on Heavy Truck Vibration

chapter 13|14 pages

Vibrations of Four-Wheel Motor Vehicles Due to Uneven Road Surface

chapter 14|13 pages

Influence of Suspension Friction on Riding Comfort

chapter 15|21 pages

The Mechanics of Automotive Hydraulic Dampers at High Stroking Frequencies

chapter 16|9 pages

Structural Dynamic Analysis of Passenger Cars

chapter 17|14 pages

Combining Test and Analysis to Troubleshoot Steering System Vibration Problems in an Automobile

chapter 18|14 pages

Agricultural Tractor Overturning and Impact Behaviour

chapter 19|15 pages

The Roll Stability of Frame-Steered Two-Axle Vehicles During Steady Cornering

chapter 20|15 pages

Verification of the Theoretical Fundamentals for the Design of the Running Behaviour of Railway Vehicles

chapter 21|19 pages

Mathematical Model of Two-Axle Bogie Locomotive and Main Results of Numerical Calculation

chapter 22|16 pages

Railway Vehicle Active Suspensions in Theory and Practice

chapter 23|12 pages

Transversal Stability of a Railway Car: Comparison Between Systems at Seven and Seventeen Degrees of Freedom

chapter 24|13 pages

Generic Properties and Performance Characteristics of Passenger Rail Vehicles

chapter 25|15 pages

Stability of Freight Car Wheelset

chapter 26|6 pages

The Nonlinear Dynamics of Rail Vehicles in Curve Entry and Negotiation

chapter 27|14 pages

The Application of Linear Modelling to the Development of a Light Steerable Transit Truck

chapter 28|16 pages

The Dynamic Stability of two Railway Wheelsets Coupled to Each Other in the Lateral Plane By Elastic and Viscous Constraints

chapter 29|13 pages

A Practical Model of Rail Vehicle Curve Negotiation

chapter 30|13 pages

Theory and Numerical Results of a General Quasi-Static Curving Algorithm

chapter 31|14 pages

Design of a Limit Cycle Controller for the Nonlinear Wheel-Railsystem

chapter 32|14 pages

Efficient Implementation of Wheel-Rail Contact Mechanics in Dynamic Curving

chapter 33|13 pages

Nonlinear Bogie Hunting

chapter 34|13 pages

A Re-Examination of the Wheel/Rail Contact Geometry and its Application to the Hunting Analysis Of Railway Bogie Vehicles Having Profiled Wheels

chapter 35|14 pages

Derailment Mechanics and Safety Criteria for Complete Rail Vehicle Trucks

chapter 36|12 pages

Theoretical Analysis of the Dynamic Behaviour of Railway Vehicles

chapter 37|14 pages

Running Stability of a Non-Linear System of a Railway Vehicle by Random Process Excitation

chapter 38|14 pages

Nonlinear Dynamic Response of a Locomotive Via a Nongaussian Statistical Linearization Procedure

chapter 39|14 pages

Prediction of the Dynamic Response of Vehicles to Lateral Track Irregularities

chapter 40|14 pages

Some Problems of Construction Analysis and Synthesis of a Mathematical Model of a Rail-Vehicle System