The opportunities for establishing the critical speed of the vehicle on research in its lateral dynamics

Abstract

In this paper, the parameters important for lateral dynamics of vehicles are analyzed in order to establish the values of its critical speed on the moment of losing the stability. The values of the vehicle’s speed yaw rate, the steering wheel angle, the lateral acceleration, and the roll angle obtained from experimental tests are filtered according to the set conditions and only the general values that mean the beginning of the vehicle slipping are selected. For more precise assessment of the selected values, a statistical analysis is carried out. The Normal distribution law describes scattering of the selected values in the most relevant way and concretizes the critical speed being established. In the end of the paper, the obtained values of the speed are compared to the results of the theoretical calculations. Conclusions assessing the developed technique of selection of the parameters are provided.