Investigation of Dynamic Stability of Trailers,
Abstract
Trailers with automobile-type front-wheel drive have a tendency to horizontal transverse wobble. Theoretical and experimental investigations indicated that critical speeds of trailer-trains, which were used as parameters of stability of straight-line motion, had a direct relationship to the angle of casters in steering mechanisms. The results also indicated that clearance in the couplings of the steering mechanism has an effect on the magnitude of transverse vibration.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 28, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0784293
Entities
People
- T. R. Papenko
- V. V. Nikolskii
Organizations
- United States Army Foreign Science and Technology Center