| Preface | p. 1 |
| Optimal and robust design of a road vehicle suspension system | p. 3 |
| Influences of suspension kinematics on pitching dynamics of cars in longitudinal manoeuvring | p. 23 |
| Track settlement prediction using computer simulation tools | p. 37 |
| Dynamic train/track interaction including state-dependent track properties and flexible vehicle components | p. 47 |
| A new approach for the modelling of track geometry recording vehicles and the deconvolution of versine measurements | p. 59 |
| A 3-level driver model and its application to driving simulations | p. 71 |
| Driver models in vehicle development | p. 83 |
| Analysis of driver's steering and speed control strategies in curve negotiation | p. 94 |
| A driver model as development tool for vehicle handling design | p. 110 |
| An analysis of driver's control algorithm using neural network modeling | p. 122 |
| Load impacts at railway turnout crossing | p. 131 |
| Simulation of wheel/rail interaction in turnouts and special track work | p. 143 |
| Derailment simulation, parametric study | p. 155 |
| Road test data procedures for evaluating the hunting instability threshold of a railway vehicle from on board measurements | p. 168 |
| Self-steering trucks using unsymmetric suspension with independently rotating wheels - Comparison between stand tests and calculations | p. 180 |
| The 4th IAVSD-Herbertov Workshop: "Modelling and simulation of mechatronic vehicles: Tools, standards and industry demands" - Objectives, issues and summary of results | p. 191 |
| Industry demands on vehicle development - methods and tools | p. 202 |
| Software tools for mechatronic vehicles: Design through modelling and simulation | p. 214 |
| Methodologies for coupling simulation models and codes in mechatronic system analysis and design | p. 231 |
| European activities and standardisation efforts in mechatronics | p. 244 |
| Nonlinear cruise control concepts for vehicles in convoy | p. 256 |
| Manual and automatic control of the longitudinal dynamics of individual motor vehicles | p. 270 |
| Vision system for avoidance of lane-departure | p. 282 |
| Angle of attack and distance-based criteria for flange climb derailment | p. 293 |
| Guidance and stability of articulated railway vehicles with single axles and various forms of passive and active steering | p. 306 |
| Performance analysis and experience gained with linear and non-linear wheelset guidance systems for trailing and motorised self-steering bogies | p. 318 |
| Structural variable models for simulating the vehicle dynamics at low velocities | p. 326 |
| Dynamics of flexible multibody systems having rolling contact: Application of the wheel element to the dynamics of road vehicles | p. 338 |
| Parameter identification in heavy vehicle simulation | p. 350 |
| A study of the performance and stability of articulated towing vehicle and boat trailer combinations | p. 362 |
| An investigation of the effect of bogie and wagon pitch associated with longitudinal train dynamics | p. 374 |
| Methods for the validation of algorithms for the simulation of longitudinal dynamics | p. 386 |
| How to improve the running behaviour of freight wagons with UIC-link suspension | p. 394 |
| Instability phenomena of a passenger coach, caused by internal yaw damper Flexibility | p. 406 |
| A mechatronic approach for active influence on railway vehicle running behaviour | p. 418 |
| Simulation and control design for mechatronic pantographs | p. 431 |
| Mechatronic control of an actively guided rail vehicle | p. 442 |
| Hardware-in-loop simulation of railway vehicles with tilting and active suspension systems | p. 453 |
| Lateral dynamics of a railway vehicle in tangent track and curve: Tests and simulation | p. 464 |
| Dynamic interaction between pantograph and overhead track equipment for heavy haul operations | p. 478 |
| Modelling and simulation of catenary-pantograph interaction | p. 490 |
| Tunnel mover guidance and stability | p. 502 |
| Energy loss in truck tyres and suspensions | p. 516 |
| A three-dimensional airspring model with friction and orifice damping | p. 528 |
| On-board estimation of the rollover threshold of tractor semitrailers | p. 540 |
| Hopf bifurcation and nonlinear oscillations in railway vehicle systems | p. 552 |
| Dynamic modelling of an off-road vehicle for the design of a semi-active, hydropneumatic spring-damper system | p. 566 |
| Ride control - A two-state suspension design for cabs and seats | p. 578 |
| On-line estimation of local road gradient for improved steady state suspension deflection control | p. 590 |
| Vehicle-track dynamics on a ramp and on the bridge: Simulation and measurements | p. 604 |
| Investigation of contact stresses on the wheel/rail system at steady state Curving | p. 616 |
| A comparison of various theories on the interaction between wheel and rail | p. 629 |
| The effect of railway vehicle-track system geometric deviations and its dynamics in the turnout zone | p. 641 |
| Wheelset control strategies for a two-axle railway vehicle | p. 653 |
| Improvement of vehicle handling safety with vehicle side-slip control by direct yaw moment | p. 665 |
| Effects of integrated control of active four wheel steering and individual wheel torque on vehicle handling and stability - A comparison of alternative control strategies | p. 680 |
| Steer-by-wire-oriented steering system design: Concept and examination | p. 692 |
| The development of an active roll control system for heavy vehicles | p. 704 |
| Modelling the dynamics of a vehicle with active geometry suspension | p. 716 |
| A fast wheel-rail forces calculation computer code | p. 728 |
| Compatibility of curving performance and hunting stability of railway bogie | p. 740 |
| Lateral vibration of middle cars of Shinkansen train in tunnel section (Analysis of running characteristics of test train due to gap flow induced model) | p. 749 |
| Olley's "Flat Ride" revisited | p. 762 |
| Dynamic feasibility study of a large high-speed cable car | p. 775 |
| Titles and authors of poster papers | p. 786 |
| List of participants | p. 787 |
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