2015 Volume 67 Issue 2 Pages 171-176
The objective of this work is to address the instability （inverse torque） caused by the tilt actuator in a narrow tilting vehicle by counterbalance it with a stability control system with gyro moment. A four-wheel narrow tilting vehicle was modeled in a multibody dynamics software to conduct a vehicle motion simulation with sharp steers, in order to investigate the gyro effects on the vehicle lateral acceleration （rollover resistance）. From the results of the simulation, the inner tire displacements from ground and wheel loads were determined to analyze the vehicle stability. It was proven by the simulation that the stability control system with gyro moment had improved the rollover resistance of the narrow tilting vehicle.
The article was presented at the JSME MOVIC 2014 on August 5, 2014.
