The longitudinal traction characteristics of truck tires as measured on dry pavements

Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association, Inc., Detroit, Mich.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/881/2/31900.0001.001.pd

Truck tire traction. Final report

Notes: Report covers the period 15 May 1981-1 Dec 1981Calspan Corporation, Buffalo, N.Y.National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/346/2/71843.0001.001.pd

Initial study toward a methodical approach for the engineering of driver assistance technology

Bayerische Motoren Werke, Palo Alto, Calif.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/1283/2/92176.0001.001.pd

The Crewman's Associate for Path Control (CAPC): an automated driving function

Army Tank Automotive Command, Warren, Mich.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/1134/2/88210.0001.001.pd

Smart cruise platform

Notes: August 31, 1995Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 53)Notes: Final report. Aug. 31, 1995Full Text: Intelligent Transportation SystemsMichigan Department of Transportation, Lansinghttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/1492/2/95815.0001.001.pd

An overview of the dynamic performance properties of long truck combinations

Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/183/2/71981.0001.001.pd

Cooperative agreement to foster the deployment of a heavy vehicle intelligent dynamic stability enhancement system

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/1226/2/92867.0001.001.pd

Issues related to the usage of a tilt table for measuring the roll stability characteristics of heavy-duty truck combinations. Final report

Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association, Detroit, Mich.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/189/2/71980.0001.001.pd

Consideration of steps to improve the training of truck drivers in Michigan

Michigan State Office of Highway Safety Planning, Lansinghttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/794/2/77539.0001.001.pd

Magnetorheological landing gear: 2. Validation using experimental data

Aircraft landing gears are subjected to a wide range of excitation conditions with conflicting damping requirements. A novel solution to this problem is to implement semi-active damping using magnetorheological (MR) fluids. In part 1 of this contribution, a methodology was developed that enables the geometry of a flow mode MR valve to be optimized within the constraints of an existing passive landing gear. The device was designed to be optimal in terms of its impact performance, which was demonstrated using numerical simulations of the complete landing gear system. To perform the simulations, assumptions were made regarding some of the parameters used in the MR shock strut model. In particular, the MR fluid's yield stress, viscosity, and bulk modulus properties were not known accurately. Therefore, the present contribution aims to validate these parameters experimentally, via the manufacture and testing of an MR shock strut. The gas exponent, which is used to model the shock strut's nonlinear stiffness, is also investigated. In general, it is shown that MR fluid property data at high shear rates are required in order to accurately predict performance prior to device manufacture. Furthermore, the study illustrates how fluid compressibility can have a significant influence on the device time constant, and hence on potential control strategies