Research Article

A New Physical Parameter Identification Method for Two-Axis On-Road Vehicles: Simulation and Experiment

Table 5

Estimated physical parameters for the school bus.

NotationDescriptionEstimate valuesUnits

Sprung mass4320kg
Sprung mass inertia of the pitch8800kg⋅m2
Sprung mass inertia of the roll3450kg⋅m2
Unsprung mass of the front130kg
Unsprung mass of the rear330kg
Suspension stiffness of the front155000N/m
Suspension stiffness of the rear260000N/m
Tire stiffness of the front880000N/m
Tire stiffness of the rear1760000N/m
Equivalent suspension damping coefficient of the front4000N⋅s/m
Equivalent suspension damping coefficient of the rear5000N⋅s/m
Equivalent half of the shock absorber left-to-right distance at front/rear of vehicle0.64m