Effects of Stability Control for Multi-Articulated Vehicles on Lane-Keeping Performance

Abstract

This study discusses the lane-keeping performance of the stability control for multi-articulated vehicles. The vector follower control system is applied to multi-articulated vehicles to stabilize the trailers. The effects of the vector follower control system are evaluated by examining computer simulation with the driver-vehicle system which consists of the multi-articulated vehicle model, the vector follower control system and the driver model. The vector follower control system improves the stability of the trailers, while the system deteriorates the lane-keeping performance under the lateral disturbance. In addition, the lane-keeping-assistance system is also applied to the multi-articulated vehicle with the vector follower control system. The lane-keeping-assistance system improves both the stability of the trailers and the lanekeeping performance.