Research Article

Bifurcation of Lane Change and Control on Highway for Tractor-Semitrailer under Rainy Weather

Table 1

Tractor-semitrailer parameters and symbols.

SymbolParameter nameValueUnit

Tractor mass5800kg
Semitrailer mass19080kg
Distance between tractor centroid and front axle2.0m
Distance between tractor centroid and rear axle1.4m
Distance between tractor centroid and saddle point0.8m
Distance between semitrailer centroid and saddle point2.0m
Distance between semitrailer centroid and rear axle1.4m
Tractor yaw moment of inertia9737kg⋅m2
Semitrailer yaw moment of inertia138437kg⋅m2
Moment of inertia of steering wheel around spin60kg⋅m2
Damping coefficient of steering wheel around spin10250
Steering system stiffness2000Nm/rad
Tractor front tire pneumatic trail0.01m
Steering radio28
Tractor longitudinal velocitym/s
Semitrailer longitudinal velocitym/s
Tractor lateral velocitym/s
Semitrailer lateral velocitym/s
Tractor yaw anglerad/s
Semitrailer yaw anglerad/s
Articulated anglerad
Tractor steering wheel anglerad
Tractor front wheel steering anglerad
Tractor front wheel longitudinal forceN
Tractor rear wheel longitudinal forceN
Tractor front wheel lateral forceN
Tractor rear wheel lateral forceN
Semitrailer wheel longitudinal forceN
Semitrailer front wheel lateral forceN
Longitudinal force from saddle to tractorN
Lateral force from saddle to tractorN
Longitudinal force from saddle to semitrailerN
Lateral force from saddle to semitrailerN