Braking Force Distribution Strategy for Comfort of Tractor and Semi-Trailer Combination

DOI

10.2991/mmat.2013.21How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Tractor/semi-trailer combination, Dynamic model, Coupling force control

Abstract

For the purpose of comfort enhancement during the braking process of tractor/semi-trailer combination vehicles, and in order to achieve a smooth braking deceleration establishment in which the braking force of a vehicle only relates to the braking signal it receives and yet is not affected by the gross mass of a semi-trailer, a braking force distribution algorithm is proposed. The algorithm, based on Electronically controlled Braking System, determines the semi-trailer's mass and vertical load of each axle, distributing the braking force of each axle according to its own vertical load. By using the TruckSim and MATLAB/Simulink, the simulation results show that, with such algorithm, braking deceleration of tractor/semi-trailer combination is only depend on the braking signal it receives, standing free from the impact of semi-trailer mass. Moreover, braking deceleration achieves a smooth establishment, which promotes its comfort. In addition, each axle gets a harmonious braking force distribution, thus achieving an ideal coupling force between tractor and semi-trailer.

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© 2013, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Hongyu Zheng
AU  - Zongyu Liu
AU  - Wenkai Xu
PY  - 2012/11
DA  - 2012/11
TI  - Braking Force Distribution Strategy for Comfort of Tractor and Semi-Trailer Combination
BT  - Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Automobile and Traffic Science, Materials and Metallurgy Engineering
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 108
EP  - 112
SN  - 1951-6851
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/mmat.2013.21
DO  - 10.2991/mmat.2013.21
ID  - Zheng2012/11
ER  -