Opportunities to investigate the steering system for improvement of truck driving Properties under critical road conditions

Mirosław Gidlewski

doi:10.2478/v10174-011-0019-4

Authors

Mirosław Gidlewski Radom Technical University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Vehicle and Machine Exploitation, 26-600 Radom, ul. Chrobrego 45 Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2478/v10174-011-0019-4

Keywords:

car active safety, steerability, motion stability, car driving properties, critical road conditions, trucks, electric steering system

Abstract

Application of an electric steering system in a truck gives new opportunities to obtain desirable and safe motion path under critical road conditions. Analysis of the opportunity to take advantage of the steering system for improvement of truck driving properties will be carried out on the basis of the results of model tests. The paper describes model of the vehicle applied in simulation tests and methodology as well as anticipated results. The scheduled tests will be carried out within the framework of an research project No. NN509 568439 headed by the author.

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