The Effects of Tire Nonlinearity on Vehicle Steering Stability at High Speed

Abstract:

The steering stability of a vehicle at high speed is the urgent key problem to be solved of automobile independent development. And it is also the premise and one of the necessary conditions of vehicle safety. Considering of the effects of tire nonlinearity, a 4-DOF dynamics model for a vehicle is established. The yaw rate responses, side slip angle, carriage roll angle and front wheel steering angle with different vehicle speeds are calculated. The calculated values are then compared with the values without considering of the effects of tire nonlinearity. The simulations results show that the vehicle responses can be reflected accurately by using nonlinear tire model. With the bigger vehicle speed, the effects of tire nonlinearity on vehicle high-speed steering stability become more obvious.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 505-506)
• Pages: 301-309
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.505-506.301
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Hua Dong Xu*
• Keywords: Simulation, Steering Stability, Tire Nonlinearity, Yaw Rate

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