IJPAM: Volume 31, No. 3 (2006)

MODELLING AND COMPUTER SIMULATION OF
A TRAILER TRUCK MOVEMENT ALONG
INCLINED PLANE

S. Karapetkov$^1$, N. Kolev$^2$
$^{1,2}$Faculty of Engineering and Pedagogy in Sliven
Technical University of Sofia
Sliven, BULGARIA
$^1$e-mail: SKarapetkov@yahoo.com


Abstract.The paper presents mechanomathematical model of a trailer truck in motion after a lateral stability loss in a crash, turn or stopping taking into consideration the redistribution of normal reactions in the wheels, wheels rotation and the variable character of the coefficient friction between the tyres and the asphalt. Expertcar computer simulation programme has been created in Matlab to reconstruct the motion of a body consisting of two vehicles or one vehicle in a given road accident.

Received: March 12, 2006

AMS Subject Classification: 68U20, 65C20, 00A72

Key Words and Phrases: accident reconstruction, road accident, vehicle, trailer truck, motion, coefficient of friction, friction forces, collision, computer simulation, stability

Source: International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics
ISSN: 1311-8080
Year: 2006
Volume: 31
Issue: 3