ABSTRACT

Anyone who has experience with a car, bicycle, motorcycle, or train knows that the dynamic behavior of different types of vehicles and even different vehicles of the same class varies significantly. For example, stability (or instability) is one of the most intriguing and mysterious aspects of vehicle dynamics. Why do some motorcycles sometimes exh

chapter 1|20 pages

- Introduction: Elementary Vehicles

chapter 2|20 pages

- Rigid Body Motion

chapter 4|14 pages

- Pneumatic Tire Force Generation

chapter 5|22 pages

- Stability of Trailers

chapter 6|46 pages

- Automobiles

chapter 7|18 pages

- Two-Wheeled and Tilting Vehicles

chapter 8|18 pages

- Stability of Casters

chapter 10|14 pages

- Rail Vehicle Dynamics

chapter 11|30 pages

- Vehicle Dynamics Control