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Influence analysis of trailer length on turning channel width of B-train

  • Beihang University
  • Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China

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Abstract

To analyze the influence of trailer length on the passing ability of a double semi-trailer road train (B-Train), we built a B-Train model by using TruckSim, and confirmed the limit of the steering wheel angle when all wheels of the B-Train moved forward and the turning radius was minimum simultaneously by choosing dry pavement. Then, the turning process was simulated to analyze the relationship between the trailer length and the turning channel width at low speed. The results showed that increasing trailer length leads to the increase of the turning channel width of B-Train; the turning channel width is larger when the length of the first trailer is increased independently than that when the length of the second trailer is increased independently. In addition, according to the simulation results, we built the relation model between trailer length variation and turning channel width using the least-square theory.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICTIS 2013
Subtitle of host publicationImproving Multimodal Transportation Systems - Information, Safety, and Integration - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Transportation Information and Safety
Pages1724-1729
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 2013
Event2nd International Conference on Transportation Information and Safety: Improving Multimodal Transportation Systems - Information, Safety, and Integration, ICTIS 2013 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 29 Jun 20132 Jul 2013

Publication series

NameICTIS 2013: Improving Multimodal Transportation Systems - Information, Safety, and Integration - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Transportation Information and Safety

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Transportation Information and Safety: Improving Multimodal Transportation Systems - Information, Safety, and Integration, ICTIS 2013
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period29/06/132/07/13

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