The air brake system is critical for the proper functioning heavy commercial vehicles, and
maintaining its health is crucial to avoid unfortunate accident consequences. Due to the …

The idea to use air for transmitting power is very old. Ctesibius in ancient Greece described
a catapult using pneumatic cylinders to first store energy and then rapidly accelerate an …

There has been considerable interest recently in the development of connected and
autonomous vehicles (CAVs). Automatic vehicle following capability is central for CAVs; in …

The simulation of complex, integrated engineering systems is a core tool in industry which
has been greatly enhanced by the MATLAB® and Simulink® software programs. The …

The safe operation of vehicles on roads depends, among other things, on a properly
functioning brake system. Air brake systems are widely used in commercial vehicles such as …

Precision stopping is an important automated vehicle control function that is critical in
applications such as precision bus docking, automated truck or bus fueling, as well as …

This paper provides a simulation analysis of the braking action that would prevent untripped
rollovers of long combination vehicles (LCV) in turns when the entry speed into a turn …

This work provides a model-based approach to develop a wheel slip regulation scheme for
Antilock Braking System (ABS) in Heavy Commercial Road Vehicles (HCRVs). Physical …

With increasing numbers of road vehicles and accident fatalities, it is imperative to equip
vehicles with active safety systems that can assist drivers. The commonly used actuator in …

A detailed model for pneumatic S-cam drum brake systems is developed and integrated into
a multibody dynamic model for a 33-ft A-double long combination vehicle (LCV). The model …