Study of Posture Adjustment Strategy for a High-COG Vehicle Climbing a Slope

Abstract:

High-COG (center of gravity) vehicle is usual in our life. High concrete pump truck, aerial ladder truck, crane vehicle, etc. We studied on how these High-COG Vehicles balancing on slope and how they keep balance when moving on a series of continuous changing slopes. We built a simplified model as well as a simulation model to study the how it works. In this article we propose a new balancing system which is real time controlled by the result of the MCU which computing the position of the COG projection of the model. Here we use an inclinometer to get the gesture to the horizontal position of the model and a potentiometer located at the axis of the balancing arm to know the angle between the arm and the surface of the model. At the end of the article, we give some advices of how the system will be used in the Application of Practical Engineering areas.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 568-570)
• Pages: 927-932
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.568-570.927
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Jia Le Gong, Zhi Guo Lu*, Zi Yang Li, Yun Tong
• Keywords: Balancing System, High-COG Vehicle, Inclinometer Sensor, Posture Adjustment

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