vehicle dynamics theory and applications

[...]... 997 1 Tire and Rim Fundamentals We introduce and review some topics about tires, wheels, roads, vehicles, and their interactions These subjects are needed to understand vehicle dynamics better 1.1 Tires and Sidewall Information Pneumatic tires are the only means to transfer forces between the road and the vehicle Tires are required to produce the forces necessary to control the vehicle, and hence,... sidewall 1 Tire and Rim Fundamentals We introduce and review some topics about tires, wheels, roads, vehicles, and their interactions These subjects are needed to understand vehicle dynamics better 1.1 Tires and Sidewall Information Pneumatic tires are the only means to transfer forces between the road and the vehicle Tires are required to produce the forces necessary to control the vehicle, and hence,... 530 542 554 561 571 574 575 10 Vehicle Planar Dynamics 10.1 Vehicle Coordinate Frame 10.2 Rigid Vehicle Newton-Euler Dynamics 10.3 Force System Acting on a Rigid Vehicle 10.3.1 Tire Force and Body Force Systems 10.3.2 Tire Lateral Force 10.3.3 Two-wheel Model and Body Force Components 10.4 Two-wheel Rigid Vehicle Dynamics 10.5 Steady-State... Motion 11 F Vehicle Roll Dynamics 11.1 F Vehicle Coordinate and DOF 11.2 F Equations of Motion 11.3 F Vehicle Force System 11.3.1 F Tire and Body Force Systems 11.3.2 F Tire Lateral Force 11.3.3 F Body Force Components on a Two-wheel 11.4 F Two-wheel Rigid Vehicle Dynamics 11.5 F Steady-State Motion ... Contents 8.5.3 Wheel, wheel-body, and tire 8.6 F Caster Theory 8.7 Summary 8.8 Key Symbols Exercises III Coordinate Frames Vehicle Dynamics 9 Applied Dynamics 9.1 Force and Moment 9.2 Rigid Body Translational Dynamics 9.3 Rigid Body Rotational Dynamics 9.4 Mass Moment of... One-Dimensional Vehicle Dynamics 2 Forward Vehicle Dynamics 2.1 Parked Car on a Level Road 2.2 Parked Car on an Inclined Road 2.3 Accelerating Car on a Level Road 2.4 Accelerating Car on an Inclined Road 2.5 Parked Car on a Banked Road 2.6 F Optimal Drive and Brake Force Distribution 2.7 F Vehicles With More Than Two Axles 2.8 F Vehicles on a Crest and Dip ... for undergraduate teaching and can be dropped in the first reading Contents Preface 1 Tire and Rim Fundamentals 1.1 Tires and Sidewall Information 1.2 Tire Components 1.3 Radial and Non-Radial Tires 1.4 Tread 1.5 F Hydroplaning 1.6 Tireprint 1.7 Wheel and Rim 1.8 Vehicle Classifications 1.8.1 ISO and FHWA Classification 1.8.2... sidewall heights and wider tread widths This feature improves stability and handling from a higher lateral spring rates 1 Tire and Rim Fundamentals 17 Example 30 F Tire function A tire is a pneumatic system to support a vehicle s load Tires support a vehicle s load by using compressed air to create tension in the carcass plies Tire carcass are a series of cords that have a high tension strength, and almost... rubber and the road This is the reason for using treadless or slick tires at smooth and dry race tracks The mud-terrain tire pattern is characterized by large lugs and large voids The large lugs provide large bites in poor traction conditions and the large voids allow the tire to clean itself by releasing and expelling the mud and dirt The all-terrain tire pattern is characterized by smaller voids and. .. JIS D 4230 for Japanese industrial standard Table 1.3 - European county codes for tire manufacturing Code Country Code Country E1 Germany E14 Switzerland E2 France E15 Norway E3 Italy E16 Finland E4 Netherlands E17 Denmark E5 Sweden E18 Romania E6 Belgium E19 Poland E7 Hungary E20 Portugal E8 Czech Republic E21 Russia E9 Spain E22 Greece E10 Yugoslavia E23 Ireland E11 United Kingdom E24 Croatia E12 . tire and rim with a brief review of road vehicle classifications. Part I “One Dimensional Vehicle Dynamics, ” presents forward vehicle dynamics, tire dynamics, and driveline dynamics. Forw ard dynamics.