A Study on Dynamic Characteristics of Differential Steering in Distributed-drive Wheeled Vehicles

Tao Xu, Yanhua Shen*, Wenming Zhang, Jincheng Xie

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Abstract

Aiming at the problem that the current theory on the differential steering in wheeled vehicles does not take into consideration of tire twist characteristics and the dynamic characteristics of steady-state differential steering, a study on the dynamic characteristics of differential steering in wheeled vehicles is conducted based on the twist and cornering characteristics of tire. The models for both single-and dual-axle distributed drive wheeled vehicles are set up to analyze the mechanism of the interaction between tire and road and the forming process of steady-state differential steering, and the effects of aligning torque, cornering force, which are caused by the twist and transverse deformation of tire, lateral force and the structural dimension of vehicle on steady-state differential steering are discussed. The results show that the hysteresis of tire twist and the aligning torque it produces have great effects on the steady-state differential steering of vehicle. The process of differential steering of dual-axle wheeled vehicles is a coupling action of cornering and side-slip and the essential condition for differential steering is that wheel track must be larger than wheel base.

Translated title of the contribution分布驱动轮式车辆差动转向动力学特性研究
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)812-819 and 849
JournalQiche Gongcheng/Automotive Engineering
Volume40
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Jul 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Differential steering
  • Distributed-drive vehicle
  • Modeling and simulation
  • Tire dynamic characteristics

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