Investigation on the braking characteristics of tractor-trailer on jackknifing

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Gan, Zhilong
• مؤلفون آخرون: Lee Yong Tsui
• التنسيق: Final Year Project
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2013
• الموضوعات: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Motor vehicles; DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Motors, engines and turbines
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/53315
• المؤسسة: Nanyang Technological University

This report examines the braking characteristics of a tractor-trailer that leads to the vehicle jackknifing. The investigation on the braking behavior is performed together with the study on the speed and steering characteristics as these three factors are closely related and essential for jackknifi...