Using the Milliken Moment Method and dynamic simulation to evaluate vehicle stability and controllability
by Robert C. Hoffman, Jeffrey L. Stein, Loucas S. Louca, Kunsoo Huh
International Journal of Vehicle Design (IJVD), Vol. 48, No. 1/2, 2008

Abstract: The Milliken Moment Method (MMM) effectively organises kinematically constrained vehicle test results. The authors present a method for evaluating vehicle handling; assessing the overall performance capability with the MMM then using the closed-loop dynamic simulation to determine how much of that performance is used for a real manoeuvre. By mapping the simulation data onto the yaw moment-lateral acceleration diagram from the MMM, this method explicitly quantifies the tradeoff between vehicle controllability and stability. Results from a design case study and comparison of the stability measure to phase plane analysis are presented and show the potential efficacy of the proposed approach.

Online publication date: Thu, 06-Nov-2008

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