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Development of a tractor-semitrailer roll stability control model

Chandrasekharan, Santhosh
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1196260360

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2007, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Mechanical Engineering.
Heavy trucks are involved in many accidents every year - rollovers and loss of control of tractor-trailers contribute significantly to these accidents. Electronic Stability Control (ESC) is viewed as a solution to mitigate this problem. ESC systems reduce the incidence of single vehicle loss of control, which might lead to rollover or jackknife. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has recently mandated ESC on light vehicles by 2012 and is now investigating the possibility of mandating ESC on heavy trucks. As a step toward this, NHTSA has started studying the effectiveness of ESC in preventing loss of control (e.g., rollovers and jackknifes) in tractor-trailers. As the working details and control strategies of commercially available ESC systems are not available, NHTSA is developing a generic ESC system that mimics the basic logical functionality of commercial systems. NHTSA has conducted tests on a 6x4 tractor-trailer, recording data for maneuvers including J-turns and single and double lane changes. Based on the response of the ESC system during these test maneuvers, the logical sequences of ESC braking is implemented in Simulink and applied with a TruckSim vehicle dynamics model, which has previously been developed and validated by NHTSA. The development of this model will provide NHTSA with an analytical tool to augment their studies of heavy truck ESC capabilities and effectiveness.
Dennis Guenther (Advisor)
Mechanical Engineering; Vehicle Dynamics; Electronic Stability Control System; Heavy Trucks; Braking; Roll Stability Control

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  • Chandrasekharan, S. (2007). Development of a tractor-semitrailer roll stability control model [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1196260360

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Chandrasekharan, Santhosh. Development of a tractor-semitrailer roll stability control model. 2007. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1196260360.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Chandrasekharan, Santhosh. "Development of a tractor-semitrailer roll stability control model." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1196260360

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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