In this report, major emphasis is given to the results of three alternative steering techniques using the VLACS test vehicle and simulations. Use of test data for mathematical model validation is discussed. The three types of steering systems for rubber-tired transit vehicles which have been investigated are: (1) mechanical sensing without power steering (herding); (2) mechanical sensing with power steering; and (3) electromagnetic (wire-follower) sensing.
Vehicle Lateral Control and Switching. Volume IV. Test Program
1980
139 pages
Report
No indication
English
Metropolitan Rail Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Urban transportation , Rapid transit railways , Steering , Switching , Automatic control , Power steering , Power equipment , Mathematical models , Computerized simulation , Guideway systems , Vehicle lateral control and switching , VLACS project , Ride quality , Closed loop systems , Open loop systems