Analysis of Lateral Dynamics and Ride Performance of the Superbus 2008-01-0586
Vehicle handling and stability are very important at high speeds especially when the vehicle has a weight of about 6 times a normal luxury passenger car as in the case of the Superbus which travels at 250kph.
In this paper the high speed performance of the Superbus will be analyzed. First the model will be discussed. Then, a number of the several analyses that were carried out will be discussed. These include single lane change and steering impulse. The simulations were done with a complete multibody model made in ADAMS, which accounts for all the major non-linearity's of the actual vehicle, such as air springs and shock curves, suspension bump stops and Pacjeka tire model [1]. The results of these analyses show that the Superbus is a safe vehicle to drive at high speeds and still can be very comfortable.
Citation: van Herk, S., Terzi, A., and Ockels, W., "Analysis of Lateral Dynamics and Ride Performance of the Superbus," SAE Int. J. Passeng. Cars - Mech. Syst. 1(1):492-497, 2009, https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-0586. Download Citation
Author(s):
Steve van Herk, Antonia Terzi, Wubbo Ockels
Affiliated:
Technical University Delft
Pages: 6
Event:
SAE World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
1946-3995
e-ISSN:
1946-4002
Also in:
Vehicle Dynamics and Simulation and Tire and Wheel Technology, 2008-SP-2157, SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems-V117-6EJ, SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems-V117-6
Related Topics:
Vehicle handling
Springs
Comfort
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