Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2025, 27(1):B30-B40 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2025.005

Comparative Estimation of Maneuverability of the Multi-Track Road Trains of Different Layout Schemes

Volodymyr Sakhno ORCID...1, Igor Murovanyi ORCID...2, Oleksandr Razboinikov ORCID...1, Olekcii Palamarchyk ORCID...1, Valerii Dembitskyi ORCID...2, *
1 National Transport University, Kyiv, Ukraine
2 Lutsk National Technical University, Lutsk, Ukraine

Today, in the constructions of multi-link road trains, two main layout schemes are used, as a rule - trailer (car + n trailers) and semi-trailer (tractor car + n semi-trailers). Previously conducted studies established that the maneuverability indicators of the road trains can be determined on wheels rigid in the lateral direction, that is, according to kinematic models, which are based on the angles of assembly of the road train links. These angles are defined for both a three-link trailer and a semi-trailer vehicle train, for different locations of the extended link. For the semi-trailer road trains, the requirements for maneuverability are not met, and therefore the trailer links must be equipped with more or less complex control systems. With a direct control drive on the front axles of the second and third semi-trailers, when turning at 90º and 180º, only the first layout scheme satisfies the requirements for maneuverability.

Keywords: maneuverability, road train, three-link trailer, semi-trailer, folding angles, turning angles
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Received: June 20, 2024; Accepted: September 30, 2024; Prepublished online: November 6, 2024; Published: January 2, 2025  Show citation

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Sakhno, V., Murovanyi, I., Razboinikov, O., Palamarchyk, O., & Dembitskyi, V. (2025). Comparative Estimation of Maneuverability of the Multi-Track Road Trains of Different Layout Schemes. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 27(1), B30-40. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2025.005
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