Vehicle Dynamics

1 Introduction 1.1 Characteristics 1.2 Problems 1.3 Motor-Vehicle Systems Requirements 2 Longitudinal Dynamics 2.1 Tires 2.2 Total Running Resistances 2.3 Motor-Vehicle Drives 2.4 Drivetrain 2.5 Brakes 3 Vertical Dynamics 3.1 Spring- and Damper Components 3.2 Excitation provided by the Roadway Surface 3.3 Quarter-Car Model 3.4 Single-Track Suspension Model 3.5 Double-Track Suspension Model 4 Tires 4.1 Requirements 4.2 Construction Methods of Tires 4.3 Tires under Vertical Forces 4.4 Tires under Tangential Forces 4.5 Tires under Lateral Forces 4.6 Superposition of Tangential- and Lateral Forces 5 Single-Track Model 5.1 Estimates and Steering Kinematics 5.2 Equation of Motions (EQM) 5.3 Steady-State Steering Behaviour and Steady-State Skidpad Testing 5.4 Unsteady Steering Behaviour 5.5 Nonlinear Single-Track Model 6 Wheel Suspensions 6.1 Basic Kinematics 6.2 Characteristics of Longitudinal Dynamics 6.3 Characteristics of Lateral Dynamics 6.4 Steering 7 4-Wheel Vehicle Model 7.1 Equation of Motions 7.2 Steady-State Skidpad Testing 7.3 Longitudinal- and Lateral Dynamics 8 Kinematics and Dynamics of Multibody Systems 8.1 Fundamental Methods of Kinematics 8.2 Equations of Motion of Multibody Systems 8.3 Dealing with Kinematical Loops 8.4 Computer-Aided Design of Equations of Motion 9 Modelling of Vehicle Components 9.1 Chassis 9.2 Wheel Suspensions 9.3 Tires 9.4 Drive Train 10 Modelling and Simulation of Motor Vehicles 10.1 Modelling of an Overall Vehicle 10.2 Simulations of Motor Vehicles - FASIM C++ 10.3 Integration in a Commercial Simulation Environment 10.4 Example: Vehicle Model in Mat lab/Simulink 10.5 Driver Model 10.6 Simulation of Motor Vehicles in Borderline Situations 10.7 Calculation of Avoidance Trajectories 11 Vehicle Systems 11.1 Vehicle-Dynamics Control Systems 11.2 Driving Comfort 11.3 Restraint Systems 11.4 Future Development 12 Literature