Three-wheel passenger vehicle stability and handling.

Author(s)
Valkenburgh, P.G.van Klein, R.H. & Kanianthra, J.
Year
Abstract

Eight 3-wheel passenger vehicles of both one-front and one-rear wheel configurations were tested and compared to similar-sized 4-wheel vehicles. The results indicate that a properly engineerd 3-wheel car can be made as stable as a properly engineered 4-wheel car, although the single front wheel configuration may be less stable in limit maneuvers.

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Library number
B 22417 (In: B 22411) /91/
Source

In: Dynamics of recreational vehicles, 1982, SAE SP-509, p. 59-81, fig., graph., tab., ref.; SAE Paper No. 820140

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