Two-Way Coupled Aerodynamics and Vehicle Dynamics Crosswind Simulation of a Heavy Ground Vehicle in Winter Road Conditions
2022 (English)In: IAVSD 2021: Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks II, Springer Nature , 2022, p. 701-712Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
The present study investigates the dynamic characteristics of a heavy ground vehicle that is subjected to crosswind on winter roads by two-way coupled simulations of aerodynamics and vehicle dynamics. Three different road friction coefficients, μ = 1.0, 0.3 and 0.15, were investigated, representing dry, snowy, and icy road conditions, respectively. Results show that the lateral displacements of the vehicle on the icy road are 13%, 20% and 26% more than the corresponding lateral displacements of the vehicle on the dry road at maximum crosswind velocities of w cw,max = 3.5 m/s, 4.5 m/s and 5.5 m/s, respectively. Additionally, at w cw,max≥ 4.5 m/s and a crosswind length of three times the vehicle length, corresponding to the reduced frequency of k = 2.1, the crosswind might cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle, causing it to cross the road’s lateral margins in all road conditions which could result in an accident.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer Nature , 2022. p. 701-712
Series
Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, ISSN 2195-4356, E-ISSN 2195-4364
Keywords [en]
Aerodynamics, Coupled simulations, Crosswind, Vehicle dynamics, Winter road conditions
National Category
Vehicle and Aerospace Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-329649DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-07305-2_66Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85136928011OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-329649DiVA, id: diva2:1774366
Conference
27th Symposium of the International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics, IAVSD 2021,Virtual, 17-19 August 2021
Note
Part of ISBN 9783031073045
QC 20230614
2023-06-262023-06-262025-02-14Bibliographically approved