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Lateral and Longitudinal Tire Forces

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Vehicle Dynamics and Control

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Forces and moments from the road act on each tire of the vehicle and highly influence the dynamics of the vehicle. This chapter focuses on mathematical models for describing these tire forces and moments.

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    7 Reprinted from “Ground Vehicles,” by Wong (2001), with permission from John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

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Rajamani, R. (2012). Lateral and Longitudinal Tire Forces. In: Vehicle Dynamics and Control. Mechanical Engineering Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1433-9_13

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