Search Results - "Crolla, D. A."

Use of an extended Kalman filter as a robust tyre force estimator by Wilkin, M. A., Manning, W. J., Crolla, D. A., Levesley, M. C.

“…Control systems designed to optimize vehicle performance, such as antilock braking systems or traction control systems, depend upon a knowledge of the amount…”
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An Optimal Self-Tuning Controller for an Active Suspension by YU, F., CROLLA, D.A.

“…An optimal self-tuning control algorithm is presented for vehicle suspension design. The controller, incorporating a weighting controller, state observer and…”
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A review of yaw rate and sideslip controllers for passenger vehicles by Manning, W.J., Crolla, D.A.

“…The development of chassis control schemes has been a major area of study for automotive control engineers over the past 30 years. The volume of published…”
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Effect of frame flexibility on the ride vibration of trucks by Ibrahim, I.M., Crolla, D.A., Barton, D.C.

“…The aim of the paper is to study the ride vibration behaviour of trucks and in particular the effect of including a flexible frame. The work is a theoretical…”
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Off-road tyre modelling I: the multi-spoke tyre model modified to include the effect of straight lugs by Abd El-Gawwad, K.A, Crolla, D.A, Soliman, A.M.A, El-Sayed, F.M

“…The study of off-road vehicle tyre–terrain interaction is of great interest in establishing functional relationships that can realistically describe the forces…”
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State Observer Design for an Adaptive Vehicle Suspension by YU, F., CROLLA, D.A.

“…This paper presents a state observer design for an adaptive vehicle suspension. Based on simulations, two main issues are investigated, (a) the selection of…”
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Off-road tyre modelling II: effect of camber on tyre performance by Abd El-Gawwad, K.A, Crolla, D.A, Soliman, A.M.A, El-Sayed, F.M

“…The problem of off-road vehicle tyre-terrain interaction is that it is difficult to model accurately. For an off-road vehicle over medium to firm terrain, the…”
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Off-road tyre modelling IV: extended treatment of tyre-terrain interaction for the multi-spoke model by Abd El-Gawwad, K.A, Crolla, D.A, Soliman, A.M.A, El-Sayed, F.M

“…Accurate prediction of the performance of an off-road vehicle depends largely on the model of the tyre–terrain interaction. One of the fundamental tasks in the…”
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Off-road tyre modelling III: effect of angled lugs on tyre performance by Abd El-Gawwad, K.A, Crolla, D.A, Soliman, A.M.A, El-Sayed, F.M

“…Satisfactory analysis of the off-road tyre performance parameters of agricultural vehicles depends on the accurate prediction of the forces between off-road…”
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SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE MEASURES OF VEHICLE HANDLING: DRIVERS & EXPERIMENTS by Chen, D. C., Crolla, D. A.

“…Recognising the need for improved understanding of links between subjective and objective measures of vehicle handling an extensive program of instrumented…”
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A Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Rubber Track Performance Models by Okello, J.A., Watany, M., Crolla, D.A.

“…A model has been developed to study the traction performance of a rubber track unit on soft agricultural soils and also to predict the ground pressure…”
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Olley's "Flat Ride" Revisited by Crolla, D.A., King, R.P.

“…The aims of the work described in this paper are twofold: (a) to understand the fundamental issues which underpin the analysis of the two-ended vehicle ride…”
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Modelling Combined Ride and Handling Manœuvres for a Vehicle with Slow-Active Suspension by COOKE, R., CROLLA, D. A., ABE, M.

“…The computer modelling of vehicle ride and handling has been widely reported, but often only one or other of these functions is considered. This is especially…”
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Health care without walls responding to telehealth's emerging legal issues by Crolla, D A

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Vehicle Powertrain Systems by David Crolla, Behrooz Mashadi

“…The powertrain is at the heart of vehicle design; the engine – whether it is a conventional, hybrid or electric design – provides the motive power, which is…”
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Effect of transmission design on Electric Vehicle (EV) performance by Ren, Q., Crolla, D.A., Morris, A.

“…The current level of interest in electric vehicles (EVs) could hardly be overstated as manufacturers and governments around the world appear to have increased…”
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Integrated Vehicle Dynamics Control -state-of-the art review by Fan Yu, Dao-Fei Li, Crolla, D.A.

“…Chassis control systems have evolved dramatically over the past two decades and their impacts on vehicle dynamics can be usefully separated into the three…”
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Controller design for hybrid vehicles - state of the art review by Crolla, D.A., Ren, Q., ElDemerdash, S., Yu, F.

“…The control problem for a hybrid vehicle powertrain is commonly tackled as an optimal control problem, although this is often used in a general sense as…”
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A Simplified Motorcycle Model by Rajput, B. A., Bayliss, Martin, Crolla, D. A.

“…Motorcycle models in the literature are derived using the Lagrangian formulation approach and are generally complex in order to satisfy the requirement for…”
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The Impact of the Dynamic Tractor-Semitrailer Interaction on the Ride Behaviour of Fully-Laden and Unladen Trucks by Ibrahim, I. M., Crolla, D. A., Barton, D. C.

“…In this paper, the effect of the dynamic interaction between tractor and semitrailer on the ride behaviour of heavy good vehicles is investigated. A multi-body…”
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