Series ISSN: 1947-945X
Narrow Tilting
Vehicles
Mechanism, Dynamics,
and Control
Chen Tang
Amir Khajepour
Series Editor: Amir Khajepour, University of Waterloo
Narrow Tilting Vehicles
Mechanism, Dynamics, and Control
Chen Tang, University of Waterloo
Amir Khajepour, University of Waterloo
To resolve the urban transportation challenges like congestion, parking, fuel consumption, and
pollution, narrow urban vehicles which are small in footprint and light in their gross weight are
proposed. Apart from the narrow cabin design, these vehicles are featured by their active tilting
system, which automatically tilts the cabin like a motorcycle during the cornering for comfort
and safety improvements. Such vehicles have been manufactured and utilized in city commuter
programs. However, there is no book that systematically discusses the mechanism, dynamics,
and control of narrow tilting vehicles (NTVs).
In this book, motivations for building NTVs and various tilting mechanisms designs are
reviewed, followed by the study of their dynamics. Finally, control algorithms designed to fully
utilize the potential of tilting mechanisms in narrow vehicles are discussed. Special attention is
paid to an ecient use of the control energy for rollover mitigation, which greatly enhance the
stability of NTVs with optimized operational costs.
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Series Editor: Amir Khajepour, University of Waterloo
Series ISSN: 2576-8107
Narrow Tilting Vehicles
Mechanism, Dynamics, and Control
Synthesis Lectures on
Advances in Automotive
Technology
Editor
Amir Khajepour, University of Waterloo
e automotive industry has entered a transformational period that will see an unprecedented
evolution in the technological capabilities of vehicles. Significant advances in new manufacturing
techniques, low-cost sensors, high processing power, and ubiquitous real-time access to information
mean that vehicles are rapidly changing and growing in complexity. ese new
technologies—including the inevitable evolution toward autonomous vehicles—will ultimately
deliver substantial benefits to drivers, passengers, and the environment. Synthesis Lectures on
Advances in Automotive Technology Series is intended to introduce such new transformational
technologies in the automotive industry to its readers.
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