Motion of the long-haul articulated truck assembly with all wheels steered on the road curve

Currently, the majority of cargo transported by multi-axle long and heavy-haul motor vehicles, most of which have possibility of front axle wheels are steering only. In the case of performing the obstacle avoidance maneuver, the overtaking maneuver or the parking maneuver, they are a significant difficulty for the driver because of the width of the occupied road lane when the vehicle moves on the road curve, lane which is wider than greater is the front wheels steering angle and greater overall vehicle length. The occurrence of the of excessive lateral tire slip phenomenon when driving on curved road track is the cause of accelerated wear of tire tread, which together with a large number of wheels would lead to higher operational costs of such vehicles. This work using a spatial dynamic model of the vehicle consisting of a two-axle tractor and three-axle trailer with many degrees of freedom, with the possibility of all the wheels steering, moving on a road curve, is a qualitative analysis of the wheels steering problem aimed at the avoidance of slip in the pneumatic tire - road surface coactions area. The model of coactions of pneumatic tire with the road surface, side drift included, together with accounting the phenomenon of asymmetrical loading of the vehicle chassis and drive train was adopted. Control for all the wheels steering should lead to an overlay or the maximum approximation of the front axle wheel tracks with the rear axles wheel tracks for the of articulated long-haul truck assembly moving on the road curve. The solution of model equations of motion for the vehicle considered will allow for the definition of the relationship between the front axle and rear axle wheels steering angles and velocity of movement of the mass centre of articulated haul truck assembly for the given set of design and operating parameters. The designation of the vehicle track will be possible.