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| Preface | |
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| Introduction: Elementary Vehicles | |
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| Tapered Wheelset on Rails | |
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| The Dynamics of a Shopping Cart | |
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| Inertial Coordinate System | |
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| Body-Fixed Coordinate System | |
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| Rigid Body Motion | |
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| Inertial Frame Description | |
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| Body-Fixed Coordinate Frame Description | |
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| Basic Dynamic Principles | |
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| General Kinematic Considerations | |
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| Spin Stabilization of Satellites | |
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| Bond Graphs for Rigid Body Dynamics | |
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| Stability of Motion: Concepts and Analysis | |
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| Static and Dynamic Stability | |
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| Eigenvalue Calculations and the Routh Criterion | |
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| Mathematical Forms for Vehicle Dynamic Equations | |
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| Computing Eigenvalues | |
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| Routh's Stability Criterion | |
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| Pneumatic Tire Force Generation | |
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| Tire-Road Interaction | |
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| Lateral Forces | |
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| Effect of Normal Force | |
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| Longitudinal Forces | |
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| Combined Lateral and Longitudinal Forces | |
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| Stability of Trailers | |
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| Single-Degree-of-Freedom Model | |
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| Use of Lagrange Equations | |
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| Analysis of the Equation of Motion | |
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| Two-Degree-of-Freedom Model | |
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| Calculation of the Slip Angle | |
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| Formulation Using Lagrange Equations | |
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| Analysis of the Equations of Motion | |
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| A Third-Order Model | |
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| A Simple Stability Criterion | |
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| A Model Including Rotary Damping | |
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| A Critical Speed | |
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| Automobiles | |
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| Stability and Dynamics of an Elementary Automobile Model | |
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| Stability Analysis Using Inertial Coordinates | |
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| Stability, Critical Speed, Understeer, and Oversteer | |
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| Body-Fixed Coordinate Formulation | |
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| Transfer Functions for Front- and Rear-Wheel Steering | |
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| Yaw Rate and Lateral Acceleration Gains | |
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| The Special Case of the Neutral Steer Vehicle | |
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| Steady Cornering | |
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| Description of Steady Turns | |
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| Significance of the Understeer Coefficient | |
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| Acceleration and Yaw Rate Gains | |
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| Dynamic Stability in a Steady Turn | |
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| Analysis of the Basic Motion | |
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| Analysis of the Perturbed Motion | |
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| Relating Stability to a Change in Curvature | |
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| Limit Cornering | |
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| Steady Cornering with Linear Tire Models | |
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| Steady Cornering with Nonlinear Tire Models | |
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| Two-Wheeled and Tilting Vehicles | |
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| Steering Control of Banking Vehicles | |
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| Development of the Mathematical Model | |
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| Derivation of the Dynamic Equations | |
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| Steering Control of Lean Angle | |
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| Front-Wheel Steering | |
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| Countersteering or Reverse Action | |
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| Rear-Wheel Steering | |
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| Stability of Casters | |
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| A Vertical Axis Caster | |
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| An Inclined Axis Caster | |
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| A Vertical Axis Caster with Pivot Flexibility | |
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| Introduction of a Damping Moment | |
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| A Vertical Axis Caster with Pivot Flexibility and a Finite Cornering Coefficient | |
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| A Caster with Dynamic Side Force Generation | |
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| The Flexible Sidewall Interpretation of Dynamic Force Generation | |
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| Stability Analysis with Dynamic Force Generation | |
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| Aerodynamics and the Stability of Aircraft | |
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| A Little Airfoil Theory | |
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| Derivation of the Static Longitudinal Stability Criterion for Aircraft | |
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| Parameter Estimation | |
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| The Phugoid Mode | |
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| Dynamic Stability Considerations: Comparison of Wheels and Wings | |
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| An Elementary Dynamic Stability Analysis of an Airplane | |
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| The Effect of Elevator Position on Trim Conditions | |
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| Rail Vehicle Dynamics | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Modeling a Wheelset | |
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| Wheel-Rail Interaction | |
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| Creepage Equations | |
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| The Equations of Motion | |
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| The Characteristic Equation | |
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| Stability Analysis and Critical Speed | |
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| Vehicle Dynamics Control | |
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| Stability and Control | |
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| From ABS to VDC and TVD | |
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| Model Reference Control | |
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| Active Steering Systems | |
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| Stability Augmentation Using Front-, Rear-, or All-Wheel Steering | |
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| Feedback Model Following Active Steering Control | |
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| Sliding Mode Control | |
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| Active Steering Applied to the Bicycle Model of an Automobile | |
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| Active Steering Yaw Rate Controller | |
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| Limitations of Active Vehicle Dynamics Control | |
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| Appendix: Bond Graphs for Vehicle Dynamics | |
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| A Bond Graph for the Two-Degree-of-Freedom Trailer | |
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| A Bond Graph for a Simple Car Model | |
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| A Bond Graph for a Simple Airplane Model | |
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| Problems | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |