The Influence of Tire Factors on the Stability of Trucks and Tractor Trailers

SUMMARY

The mechanical properties of tires and trucks are contrasted with comparable properties of the motor car to explain why the motor truck and the tractor-trailer can exhibit fixed-control instability at moderate levels of lateral acceleration. The (1) rearward bias in the distribution of roll stiffness, (2) large ratio of e.g. height to track, and (3) low torsional stiffness of the parallel-rail frame (as typically employed in heavy commercial vehicles) are found to be the major factors implicated in this phenomenon. Experimental and analytical evidence is provided to show how tire inflation pressure and mixes of (a) tire-carcass construction and (b) tread design also influence stability at moderate levels of lateral acceleration. Conclusions relating to the safety of commercial vehicle operations are drawn.     

Control of semi-active anti-roll systems on heavy vehicles

Semi-active anti-roll systems, with a high and low roll stiffness, or, since cornering is typically a transient event, damping setting have the capacity to improve heavy vehicle stability while having very low power consumption. If a vehicle is travelling around a right-hand bend and a low roll damping setting is selected, the vehicle will roll outwards. If a high damping setting is then selected, the outward roll will be locked-in. When the vehicle enters a left-hand bend, the inward roll becomes locked-in. This has the potential to increase critical lateral acceleration by up to 12.5% if the vehicle's future course can be predicted accurately (e.g. with a Global Positioning System). However, if the vehicle does not follow the expected path, the critical lateral acceleration may be degraded. Exploiting the delay between a steer angle being applied and the lateral acceleration developing could avoid this problem. However, the benefits from such a system are considerably lower, up to a 2.4% improvement in critical lateral acceleration. Hence, a ‘modal control strategy’ is developed aimed at providing high levels of benefit while being robust to deviations from the expected path. The modal strategy is able to provide benefits of up to 11%, while being robust to most deviations.     

汽车操纵稳定性的中间位置转向试验

操纵稳定性中间位置转向试验最初是由美国德尔福公司制定的，是汽车在高速行驶条件下操纵性和稳定性的重要评价方法。通过试验的原始数据可以绘制出转向盘转角与侧向加速度、转向盘力矩与侧向加速度、转向盘力矩与转向盘转角等多条特性曲线，以作为不同的评价指标。以CAll41载货汽车作为实例分析，发现该车转向干摩擦偏大，转向刚度偏低，高速行驶时的非线性路感不够理想。     

The Influence of Structural Flexibilities on the Straight-running Stability of Motorcycles

A new tyre model for studies of motorcycle lateral dynamics, and three new motorcycle models, each incorporating a different form of structural compliance, are developed. The tyre model is based on “taut string” ideas, and includes consideration of tread width and longitudinal tread rubber distortion and tread mass effects, and normal load variation. Parameter values appropriate to a typical motorcycle tyre are employed. The motorcycle models are for small lateral perturbations from straight running at constant speed, and include (a) lateral compliance of the front wheel in the front forks, (b) torsional compliance of the front forks, and (c) torsional compliance in the rear frame at the steering head about an axis perpendicular to the steering axis.

Results in the form of eigenvalues, indicating modal damping properties and natural frequencies are presented for each model. The properties of four large production machines for a range of forward speeds, and the practicable range of stiffnesses are calculated, and the implications are discussed.

It is concluded that typical levels of structural compliance in models (a) and (c) contribute significantly to the steering behaviour properties of large motorcycles, and their observed behaviour can be understood better in terms of the new results than of those existing previously. Some conclusions relating to optimal structural stiffness properties are also drawn.     

The Influence of Structural Flexibilities on the Straight-running Stability of Motorcycles

SUMMARY

A new tyre model for studies of motorcycle lateral dynamics, and three new motorcycle models, each incorporating a different form of structural compliance, are developed. The tyre model is based on “taut string” ideas, and includes consideration of tread width and longitudinal tread rubber distortion and tread mass effects, and normal load variation. Parameter values appropriate to a typical motorcycle tyre are employed. The motorcycle models are for small lateral perturbations from straight running at constant speed, and include (a) lateral compliance of the front wheel in the front forks, (b) torsional compliance of the front forks, and (c) torsional compliance in the rear frame at the steering head about an axis perpendicular to the steering axis.

Results in the form of eigenvalues, indicating modal damping properties and natural frequencies are presented for each model. The properties of four large production machines for a range of forward speeds, and the practicable range of stiffnesses are calculated, and the implications are discussed.

It is concluded that typical levels of structural compliance in models (a) and (c) contribute significantly to the steering behaviour properties of large motorcycles, and their observed behaviour can be understood better in terms of the new results than of those existing previously. Some conclusions relating to optimal structural stiffness properties are also drawn.     

关于通过悬架改进设计优化汽车转向特性的研究

对某SUV车建立了刚柔耦合整车系统虚拟样机模型,进行了稳态转向特性仿真分析,发现该车具有先不足转向后过多转向的问题,并且中性转向点的侧向加速度值an偏小.通过对悬架刚度、稳定杆刚度的优化设计,解决了该车的过多转向问题,使之具有了适度的不足转向特性,并且使an达到了设计要求.最后对改进前后的方案进行了对比分析及试验验证,说明优化的效果是非常明显的.     

强风环境下斜拉桥车桥系统动力响应分析研究

基于模态综合分析理论,在推导复杂车辆模型刚度、阻尼矩阵和建立车桥系统风荷载模型的基础上,提出一种全面考虑动力风载效应的车桥系统动力响应分析方法,结合桥例对强风环境下的斜拉桥车桥系统的动力响应进行了分析研究。结果表明:强风下桥梁竖向位移响应受风载影响显著,横向位移响应主要由风荷载控制;低风速下桥梁的振动加速度响应受风荷载影响较大;风荷载引发的桥梁振动对车辆竖向位移和加速度响应影响较大,横向响应由风载和桥梁响应控制,风载对车桥系统动力响应影响明显。所提出的方法具有较高的精度和分析效率,可为其他类型大跨桥梁的相关分析提供参考。     

Effect of temperature- and frequency-dependent dynamic properties of rail pads on high-speed vehicle–track coupled vibrations

The soft under baseplate pad of WJ-8 rail fastener frequently used in China’s high-speed railways was taken as the study subject, and a laboratory test was performed to measure its temperature and frequency-dependent dynamic performance at 0.3?Hz and at ?60°C to 20°C with intervals of 2.5°C. Its higher frequency-dependent results at different temperatures were then further predicted based on the time–temperature superposition (TTS) and Williams–Landel–Ferry (WLF) formula. The fractional derivative Kelvin–Voigt (FDKV) model was used to represent the temperature- and frequency-dependent dynamic properties of the tested rail pad. By means of the FDKV model for rail pads and vehicle–track coupled dynamic theory, high-speed vehicle–track coupled vibrations due to temperature- and frequency-dependent dynamic properties of rail pads was investigated. Finally, further combining with the measured frequency-dependent dynamic performance of vehicle’s rubber primary suspension, the high-speed vehicle–track coupled vibration responses were discussed. It is found that the storage stiffness and loss factor of the tested rail pad are sensitive to low temperatures or high frequencies. The proposed FDKV model for the frequency-dependent storage stiffness and loss factors of the tested rail pad can basically meet the fitting precision, especially at ordinary temperatures. The numerical simulation results indicate that the vertical vibration levels of high-speed vehicle–track coupled systems calculated with the FDKV model for rail pads in time domain are higher than those calculated with the ordinary Kelvin–Voigt (KV) model for rail pads. Additionally, the temperature- and frequency-dependent dynamic properties of the tested rail pads would alter the vertical vibration acceleration levels (VALs) of the car body and bogie in 1/3 octave frequencies above 31.5?Hz, especially enlarge the vertical VALs of the wheel set and rail in 1/3 octave frequencies of 31.5–100?Hz and above 315?Hz, which are the dominant frequencies of ground vibration acceleration and rolling noise (or bridge noise) caused by high-speed railways respectively. Since the fractional derivative value of the adopted rubber primary suspension, unlike the tested rail pad, is very close to 1, its frequency-dependent dynamic performance has little effect on high-speed vehicle–track coupled vibration responses.     

基于自适应模型预测的智能汽车横向轨迹跟踪控制

当路面附着情况和车辆行驶状态不断变化时,基于恒定侧偏刚度的模型预测控制(MPC)不能考虑轮胎非线性特性的影响,难以保证车辆轨迹跟踪的适应性。为此,提出一种考虑轮胎侧向力计算误差的自适应模型预测控制(AMPC),以提高智能汽车在不确定工况下的轨迹跟踪性能。分析了路面附着系数和垂向载荷对轮胎侧向力的影响,基于平方根容积卡尔曼滤波(SCKF)算法,设计了利用侧向加速度和横摆角速度作为测量变量的前后轮胎侧向力估计器。利用轮胎侧向力线性计算值与估计值的差值计算得到侧偏刚度修正因子,设计了前后轮胎侧偏刚度的自适应修正准则,进而提出了一种基于时变修正刚度的AMPC控制方法。基于CarSim与MATLAB/Simulink联合仿真和硬件在环测试平台,对AMPC控制的有效性和实时性进行了验证。研究结果表明：在不同的路面附着情况和车辆行驶状态下,AMPC控制都能够降低横向位置偏差和航向角偏差,有效提高车辆的轨迹跟踪精度,其控制效果明显优于基于恒定侧偏刚度的标准MPC控制。尤其在低附着工况下,标准MPC控制会因为线性轮胎力的计算误差过大而导致车辆在轨迹跟踪时严重失稳,而AMPC控制通过估计轮胎力修正侧偏刚度依然能够保证车辆稳定有效的跟踪参考轨迹。所提出的AMPC控制在保证控制精度的同时具有良好的实时性,对智能汽车控制系统的设计与优化具有重要参考价值。     

基于控制瞬态冲击电机振动的悬置系统优化方法

文章建立了包含电机和悬置在内的整车动力学模型,仿真得到了整车在加速和过减速带两个典型工况下电机的动力学响应。建立综合评价指标,在考虑电机悬置系统模态、解耦等设计边界的基础上,建立了考虑悬置刚度和间隙的控制电机振动优化模型,对悬置的关键设计参数进行优化,为开发前期悬置系统的正向设计提供有效的依据。     

基于车辆加速度数据的互通立交匝道驾驶风险分析

为明确互通立交匝道的运行特性和驾驶风险,在重庆市南山立交和江南立交开展了超过30位被试者的小客车实车驾驶试验,通过Speedbox和Mobileye等车载高精度仪器采集了小客车在4条迂回式匝道上的连续运行数据,包括行驶速度、横向加速度、纵向加速度等,明确了迂回式匝道的车辆运行状态,然后运用表征横、纵向加速度关系的G-G图分析了匝道行驶过程中的驾驶风险,确定了立交匝道不同位置的危险等级及危险驾驶行为的高发路段。研究结果表明:①立交匝道上小客车的横向加速度与速度呈三角形分布,纵向加速度与速度呈椭圆形分布;②小半径曲线匝道上出现危险驾驶行为的比例要高于大半径曲线匝道;③通过统计不同断面的危险驾驶行为点占比,将匝道的危险断面分为低风险、中风险、高风险3个等级;④男性驾驶员在立交匝道上的危险驾驶行为占比要高于女性驾驶员,冒险型驾驶员的危险驾驶行为占比要高于其他驾驶风格的驾驶员;⑤立交匝道的危险高发路段通常位于速度变化剧烈的路段,即入弯减速段和出弯加速段。      

A nonlinear model of bicycle shimmy

This paper presents a nonlinear model accurately describing, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the onset and dynamics of bicycle shimmy. Methods of nonlinear dynamics, such as numerical continuation and bifurcation analysis, show that the model exhibits two stable periodic motions found experimentally in on-road tests: the weave and wobble (or shimmy) mode. The modelling results are compared with experimental data collected by riding a racing bicycle downhill at high speeds with hands on the handlebar. The model predicts with surprising accuracy the amplitudes and frequencies of the oscillations, the longitudinal velocity at which they occur, as well as the substantial independence of wobble frequency and amplitude from the forward speed. The lateral acceleration of the upper tube of the frame near the steering axis reaches 5–10?g, both in the model and in the data. The analysis shows that wobble onset and amplitude is particularly sensitive to changes in the torsional stiffness of the frame and strongly depends on tyre lateral force and aligning torque at the wheel–road contact point. It also allows to quantify the additional viscous rotary damping that should be added to the steering assembly to prevent wobble.     

Vibration transmission reduction from a centrifugal turbo blower in a fuel cell electric vehicle

This paper presents a multi-body flexible dynamic analysis of a centrifugal turbo blower for a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) based on the application of computer-aided engineering (CAE) to predict the acceleration at the mount position of the blower. This predicted acceleration is validated by using the measured acceleration data. The numerical simulation for the multi-body flexible dynamics of the blower is used not only to identify the most effective mount among four mounts in an FCEV by controlling the complex stiffness of the isolator, but also to suggest the range of complex stiffness of the isolator at the most effective mount. This numerical simulation technology can be useful for the estimation of the variation of vibration transmission for the structural modification of the turbo blower.     

某商用轻卡车门力学性能仿真研究

基于有限元法,采用ABAQUS软件,对某商用轻卡车门系统进行了CAE模态、刚度和强度分析,分析结果显示,车门前二阶模态避开了发动机怠速频率,车门刚度和强度满足设计目标,综合评估该商用轻卡车门力学性能满足要求。     

Rollover prevention for heavy trucks using frequency shaped sliding mode control

Control and handling of heavy commercial vehicles carrying liquid cargo are influenced by liquid movement within the partially filled tank. During steering and braking maneuvering tasks, the truck may exhibit unstable behavior at lateral acceleration levels of 0.3 g to 0.4 g [m/s²]. The fluid slosh forces and dynamic load transfers in the lateral and longitudinal directions and parametric uncertainties caused by moving liquid cargo affect the overall dynamics of the vehicle. To solve a physical problem about the minimal excitation of the slosh dynamics associated with the longitudinal and lateral excitation of the vehicle, dynamic sliding surface design combined with recursive backstepping algorithm is introduced. Compensator dynamics are introduced in the sliding mode through a class of switching surfaces which has the interpretation of linear operators such that the resulting closed-loop system retains the insensitivity to uncertainties in the sliding mode while minimizing the excitation of flexible modes and unmodeled dynamics. The frequency shaped backstepping sliding mode algorithm, proposed by Acarman and Özgüner [Frequency shaping compensation for backstepping sliding mode control. Paper presented at the 15th IFAC World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, 2002], is designed to stabilize and to attenuate the sloshing effects of moving cargo by properly choosing the crossover frequencies of the dynamic compensators in accordance with the fundamental frequencies of the slosh dynamics.     

High Speed Stability for Rail Vehicles Considering Varying Conicity and Creep Coefficients

The critical or hunting speed of solid axle rail vehicles is known to be a strong function of primary suspension stiffness, wheel/rail profile geometry (conicity and gravitational stiffness), wheel/rail friction forces (creep coefficients), bogie/carbody inertia properties, and secondary suspension design. This paper deals with the problem of maximizing the critical speed through design of the primary and secondary suspension but with control only over the range of wheel/rail geometry and friction characteristics. For example, the conicity may varie from .05 to .3 and the linear creep coefficients from 25% to 100% of the predicted Kalker values.

It is shown that the maximum critical speed is greatly limited by the wheel/rail geometry and friction variations. It is also shown that, when lateral curving and ride quality are considered, the best design approach is to select an intermediate primary longitudinal stiffness, to limit the lowest value of conicity (e.g. to .1 or .2) by wheel profile redesign, increasing the secondary yaw damping value (yaw relaxation) and optimizing the primary and secondary lateral stiffness.     

双转子电机驱动系统对电动汽车操纵稳定性的影响研究

对电动汽车用双转子电机驱动系统进行简化建模,利用8自由度整车模型,通过仿真高速加速工况和低速加速工况,针对前驱和后驱车型双转子电机中内、外转子转动惯量不均衡对整车操纵稳定性的影响进行了分析。提出利用交叉四驱方式减少此种转动惯量不均衡造成的不良影响。仿真分析表明,四驱车型较前驱和后驱车型侧向稳定性显著提高。     

Design and evaluation of sideslip angle observer for vehicle stability control

This paper presents a method for estimating the vehicle side slip angle, which is considered as a significant signal in determining the vehicle stability region in vehicle stability control systems. The proposed method combines the model-based method and kinematics-based method. Side forces of the front and rear axles are provided as a weighted sum of directly calculated values from a lateral acceleration sensor and a yaw rate sensor and from a tire model according to the nonlinear factor, which is defined to identify the degree of nonlinearity of the vehicle state. Then, the side forces are fed to the extended Kalman filter, which is designed based on the single-track vehicle model associated with a tire model. The cornering stiffness identifier is introduced to compensate for tire force nonlinearities. A fuzzy-logic procedure is implemented to determine the nonlinear factor from the input variables: yaw rate deviation from the reference value and lateral acceleration. The proposed observer is compared with a model-based method and kinematics-based method. An 8 DOF vehicle model and Dugoff tire model are employed to simulate the vehicle state in MATLAB/SIMULINK. The simulation results shows that the proposed method is more accurate than the model-based method and kinematics-based method when the vehicle is subjected to severe maneuvers under different road conditions.     

A signal-based fault detection and classification method for heavy haul wagons

This paper proposes a signal-based fault detection and isolation (FDI) system for heavy haul wagons considering the special requirements of low cost and robustness. The sensor network of the proposed system consists of just two accelerometers mounted on the front left and rear right of the carbody. Seven fault indicators (FIs) are proposed based on the cross-correlation analyses of the sensor-collected acceleration signals. Bolster spring fault conditions are focused on in this paper, including two different levels (small faults and moderate faults) and two locations (faults in the left and right bolster springs of the first bogie). A fully detailed dynamic model of a typical 40t axle load heavy haul wagon is developed to evaluate the deterioration of dynamic behaviour under proposed fault conditions and demonstrate the detectability of the proposed FDI method. Even though the fault conditions considered in this paper did not deteriorate the wagon dynamic behaviour dramatically, the proposed FIs show great sensitivity to the bolster spring faults. The most effective and efficient FIs are chosen for fault detection and classification. Analysis results indicate that it is possible to detect changes in bolster stiffness of ±25% and identify the fault location.     

基于有限元法的某商用车驾驶室力学性能仿真研究

文章基于有限元法,采用Nastran软件,对某商用车驾驶室系统进行了CAE模态,弯曲扭转刚度和强度分析,结果显示,驾驶室前四阶模态有效避开了发动机怠速频率,而弯曲和扭转刚度满足设计目标,同时,驾驶室四工况下最大塑性应变达成设计目标,综合评估该商用车驾驶室力学性能符合设计要求。