電子式制御装置による車両の最適重心位置自動探索法

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It has been confirmed by experiments that the relation between the position of the centoroid and the tractive force of ordinary vehicles, having front and rear wheels and being pulled on a soft ground, is shown by a downward convex curve. If it is possible to keep the position of the centroid of a vehicle in the position where tractive force takes the smallest value, namely, the optimum position of the centroid, by moving the load longitudinally on the vehicle, it will form an effective means for saving energy. The authors have developed a model vehicle capable of searching for the optimum position of the centroid automatically and of keeping the centroid in that position. This model vehicle is featured by having a load carrier capable of moving longitudinally and a control device for searching for the optimum position of the centroid.