A rollover indicator based on the prediction of the load transfer in presence of sliding

• Model for lateral dynamic behaviour of All Terrain Vehicles including sliding effects and ground irregularities

• Design of rollover risk indicator based on the prediction of lateral load transfer on a lookahead horizon

• Application to quad bikes and validation with multibody dynamic software Adams

N. Bouton1, R. Lenain1, B. Thuilot2 and J-C. Fauroux3

1Cemagref, 2LASMEA and 3LAMI, Clermont-Ferrand, France

Quad bike in rollover situation