Articulated Steer Vehicles

It has been acknowledgedthat the applications of ArticulatedSteer vehicles (ASVs) result in some problems, such as rollover,jackknifing and snaking. In this book, for a typical ASV, acomprehensive study of the causes of the snaking, and of theeffects of the vehicle parameters and operating conditions on thestability is presented. Furthermore, to stabilize the vehicleduring its most critical driving conditions, some studies aredirected towards designing different types of active stabilitycontrol systems. The subject of this book fits well into the scopeof Vehicle Dynamics and Control. The main interest of this work isin the development of elegant design procedures where advancedcontrol theory results are combined with established vehicledynamic modeling techniques, to come up with appropriate vehiclestability controllers. The contents of this book can be used as aguide to solving the development problems of all kinds of roadvehicles in the areas of stability and control. More specifically,this book can significantly assist professionals of variousindustries and academia in the field of articulated vehicle design,in finding proper solutions to the stability problems.