Improving the stability of motion of multi-wheeled vehicles by correcting the steering angle

Vehicle handling and stability are vital performance characteristics and components of active safety. The evaluation of these properties is of great importance all over the world. An algorithm for correcting the steering angle of multi-wheeled vehicles to increase their course and trajectory stability is developed. The performed simulation proved that motor-axle multi-wheeled vehicles with electromechanical transmissions are most efficient to stabilize by combining the algorithm of correcting the steering angle with reducing the power consumption of the power plant. In this case, the efficiency of the stabilization system of the vehicle is increased by 15...79 %. The results of research can be used by automotive industry enterprises designing and producing primarily two-axle wheeled vehicles of various types and purposes, as well as by organizations developing control systems for wheeled transport.

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