This books reviews and brings readers up to date with the latest research knowledge on road traffic safety.
It describes and discusses mathematical descriptions of the process of a motor vehicle crash and indicates the various factors that impact on collision models. It tackles also vehicle stability and shows how the forces generated in crashes result in different extents of post-accident repair. Mathematical models that simulate vehicle stability data are compared with those of real vehicles. Practical uses of the models are explained to readers.
The book will be of interest to researchers in transport and vehicle technology well as automotive industry professionals.
Author(s): Jerzy Kisilowski, Jarosław Zalewski
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 317
City: Cham
Contents
Important Symbols
1 Introduction
References
2 Selected Technical Aspects of a Motor Vehicle Motion
2.1 Selected Elements of Mechanics of Vehicle Motion
2.2 The Problem of Vehicle Crash Mechanics in a Model Approach
2.3 Selected Aspects of Vehicle Crash Simulation
2.4 The Problem of Vehicle Stability in Theoretical Approach
2.5 Possibilities of Stability Analysis of Motor Vehicles in Practical Terms
2.6 Analysis Related to Speeding and Braking the Motor Vehicle
References
3 Vehicle Collisions—The Selected Issues
3.1 Mechanics of Vehicle Collision in General
3.2 Vehicle Collision with the Resultant Motion
3.3 Mechanics of Vehicle Collisions in Case of the Side Impact
3.4 Selected Aspects of the Use of Restitution Coefficients
3.5 Collision Simulations—Selected Aspects
References
4 Selected Aspects of Motor Vehicle Research Backgrounds
References
5 The Role of Disturbances of the Selected Vehicle Parameters in the Stability Examination Research
5.1 Disturbances of the Mass–Inertia Parameters
5.2 Disturbances of Motion Resulting from the Structural Changes
5.3 Disturbances Resulting from the Road Irregularities
5.4 The Problem of Changing the Parameters of a Vehicle Body as a Result of the Impact
5.5 Possibility of Practical Applications
References
6 Review of the Selected Definitions of Stability
6.1 Stability in the Sense of Lyapunov
6.1.1 Asymptotic Stability in the Sense of Lyapunov
6.1.2 Stability in the Sense of Lyapunov in the Case of the Constantly Acting Disturbances
6.2 Stability in the Sense of Lagrange
6.3 Orbital Stability
6.4 Stability in the Poisson Sense
6.5 Technical Stability
6.6 The Stochastic Technical Stability
6.6.1 Assumptions
6.6.2 Definition of the Stochastic Technical Stability
6.7 Stability of a Motor Vehicle as a Real Object According to ISO 8855
6.8 The Initial Conclusions on the Possible Comparisons of the Stability in a Mathematical Sense with the Stability of the Real Objects
References
7 Selected Aspects of the Stochastic Technical Stability Examination
7.1 Stochastic Technical Stability Tests for the Selected Type of Vehicle’s Model
7.2 Comparison of Simulation Results with Stability in Accordance with ISO 8855:1991
7.3 Possible Applications and Problem Related to the Practical Definitions of Stochastic Technical Stability
References
8 Selected Problems in Motor Vehicle Braking and Acceleration
8.1 Selected Aspects of a Motor Vehicle’s Braking
8.2 Selected Aspects of Wheel–Road Cooperation in the Vehicle Acceleration Process
8.3 Additional Factors Influencing on the Selected Maintenance Features of a Motor Vehicle
References
9 Other Problems of Motion of the Motor Vehicles
9.1 Influence of the Randomly Uneven Roads on the Response of a Motor Vehicle
9.2 The Lateral Motion of a Motor Vehicle
9.3 The Steering Wheel Release
9.4 The Power off Straight Line Motion
9.5 Turning Around Maneuver
References
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