An experimental investigation into vehicle response during steering and braking manoeuvres
by M. El-Gindy, L. Ilosvai
International Journal of Vehicle Design (IJVD), Vol. 2, No. 4, 1981

Abstract: A study is presented of the response of a road vehicle to steering and braking manoeuvres conducted under conditions of differing tyre-inflation pressures. It is shown that the directional response of the vehicle to a given steering input is closely dependant on the front tyre-inflation pressure; rear tyre-inflation pressure, however, is shown to have no significant effect on vehicle motion. The variation of vehicle lateral acceleration produced by a fixed angle of steering input, at different vehicle speeds, with underinflated and overinflated front tyres is demonstrated. It is also shown that, during combined steering and braking, the front tyre-inflation pressures play an important role in changing the front-wheel locking sequence thus changing the vehicle's directional stability.

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