Simulation and Analysis of Handling Stability for Forest Fire Patrolling Vehicle Based on Virtual Reality

Author

Chunli, Yan ; Jianguo, Yu

Author_Institution

Traffic Coll., Northeast Forestry Univ., Harbin

fYear

2008

fDate

30-31 Dec. 2008

Firstpage

650

Lastpage

652

Abstract

Front suspension system´s dynamics behaviors simulation model for a forest fire patrolling vehicle was built by using ADAMS/Car in order to evaluate handling stability of the vehicle. The wheel parameters of the vehicle which affect vehicle´s handling performances were simulated and analyzed. The relationship between the wheel parameters, such as the camber angle, toe-in angle, kingpin inclination angle as well as caster angle, and the wheel travel distance in vertical direction has been investigated. The front suspension location parameters are able to guarantee that the vehicle has under-steering characteristic and aligning performance.

Keywords

mechanical engineering computing; vehicle dynamics; virtual reality; ADAMS-Car; camber angle; caster angle; dynamic behaviors simulation model; forest fire patrol vehicle stability; front suspension system; kingpin inclination angle; toe-in angle; under-steering characteristic; virtual reality; wheel parameters; wheel travel distance; Analytical models; Arm; Assembly; Fires; Road vehicles; Shock absorbers; Stability analysis; Vehicle dynamics; Virtual reality; Wheels; Dynamics behaviors; Forest fire patrolling vehicle; Front suspension system; Handling stability; Simulation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

MultiMedia and Information Technology, 2008. MMIT '08. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Three Gorges

Print_ISBN

978-0-7695-3556-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MMIT.2008.24

Filename

5089207