Research method of vehicle rollover mechanism under critical instability condition
In this article, a novel rollover prediction algorithm is developed for application on vehicles with large lateral velocity and high center of gravity. Lateral energy is the direct cause of rollover. Rollover prediction model is proposed by taking full account of the impact of the pavement, tire, and suspension and realizes the estimation of the vehicle lateral energy. By calculating the ratio of real-time lateral energy reserve and rollover threshold, the degree of rollover risk is obtained. The double-shift experiment and the Fishhook experiment are performed to verify the accuracy and suitability of the proposed model, and the proposed prediction is 0.2 s ahead of the actual liftoff situation and 0.45 s ahead of the actual rollover situation; therefore, the proposed rollover model can be regarded as an effective method.