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Dynamics of Narrow Tilting Vehicles

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  • R. Rajamani
  • J. Gohl
  • L. Alexander
  • P. Starr

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Narrow commuter vehicles can address many congestion, parking and pollution issues associated with urban transportation. In making narrow vehicles safe, comfortable and acceptable to the public, active tilt control systems are likely to play a crucial role. This paper concentrates on developing a dynamic model for narrow vehicles that can be used for the design and evaluation of active tilt control systems. The model has four degrees of freedom including lateral and tilt dynamics. The influence of gyroscopic forces due to rotating wheels and the influence of front wheel trail are included but secondary coupling effects are ignored so as to keep the model tractable. The model is used in this paper to understand the influence of vehicle tilt on the steering angle required for cornering, the desired tilt angle for any specified cornering maneuver and the influence of gyroscopic moments on transient tilting/cornering maneuvers. A study of the model equations also provides insight into how narrow vehicles can be designed so as to be self-stabilizing.

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  • R. Rajamani & J. Gohl & L. Alexander & P. Starr, 2003. "Dynamics of Narrow Tilting Vehicles," Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical Systems, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(2), pages 209-231, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:nmcmxx:v:9:y:2003:i:2:p:209-231
    DOI: 10.1076/mcmd.9.2.209.16521
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    1. Mustafa Karamuk & Orhan Behic Alankus, 2022. "Development and Experimental Implementation of Active Tilt Control System Using a Servo Motor Actuator for Narrow Tilting Electric Vehicle," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-28, March.
    2. Mustafa Karamuk & Orhan Behic Alankus, 2023. "Direct Tilt Controller Design with Disturbance Compensation and Implementation for a Narrow Tilting Electric Vehicle," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(15), pages 1-28, July.
    3. Jialing Yao & Meng Wang & Zhihong Li & Yunyi Jia, 2021. "Research on Model Predictive Control for Automobile Active Tilt Based on Active Suspension," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-18, January.

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