The centre of gravity is an imaginary point in which the whole vehicle mass is concentrated. The point's coordinates affect the load of particular wheels of the vehicle and they are necessary to be known also when calculating the vehicle dynamics. The position of the centre of gravity has therefore an impact on the level of active vehicle safety. The position of this point is unstable and influenced by several factors. The article focuses on the methodology of the centre of gravity's measurement and on the change of its position depending on the vehicle occupation by persons and luggage. The introduction of the article describes the basic issues of the centre of gravity and its position. The main part further pays attention to the methodology of measuring the centre of gravity's position using the vehicle tensometric scales. The position of the centre of gravity is firstly measured with only 1 person sitting in the vehicle, then with 2, 3, and 4 persons and finally, it is measured with 5 persons sitting in the vehicle together with the luggage. The main contribution of the article is the measurement of the change of the centre of gravity's position depending on the vehicle occupation what can lead to the change of the vehicle running characteristics.


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    Title :

    Detection of road vehicle's centre of gravity


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    Publication date :

    2018-04-01


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    1576310 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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