Modeling and Validation of Quarter Vehicle Traction Model

Abstract

This manuscript provides modeling and validation of a quarter car vehicle model to study the wheel dynamics behavior in longitudinal direction. The model is consists of a longitudinal slip model subsystem, a quarter body dynamic and tire subsystems. The quarter vehicle model was then validated using an instrumented experimental vehicle based on the driver input from brake and throttle pedals. Vehicle transient handling dynamic tests known as sudden braking test was performed for the purpose of validation. Several behaviors of the vehicle dynamics were observed during braking maneuvers such as body longitudinal velocity, wheel linear velocity and tire longitudinal slip at a quarter of the vehicle. Comparisons of the experimental results and model responses with sudden braking imposed motions were made. Consequently, the trends between simulation results and experimental data were found almost similar with an acceptable level of error for the application at hand.