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Analysis of Morgantown vehicle steering controlThe proposed Morgantown public transportation system will use a fleet of computer-controlled vehicles operating on a separate dedicated network of roadways called a guideway. An automatic steering system on each vehicle will permit the traversal of the proposed route of various guideway sections. A preliminary study was made to analyze the steering control for the Morgantown vehicles. The primary requirement was to design an automatic steering system that would achieve a smooth ride and eliminate the need for excess margin in the guideway width. Front and rear wheel steering and front and rear sensing capabilities were assumed in the analysis. The system finally adopted front and rear wheel steering and front sensing was shown by computer simulation and vehicle steering experiments to be adequate.
Document ID
19720021297
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Lin, H. S.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Marsh, E. L.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1972
Publication Information
Publication: JPL Quarterly Tech. Rev., Vol. 2, No. 1
Subject Category
Facilities, Research, And Support
Accession Number
72N28947
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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