Multitrailer Vehicle Simulation: Generation and Integration of Differential Equations

Other - Software code, 2020

This code generates differential equations describing the dynamic motion of a multitrailer vehicle, for simulation, optimization, and optimal control purposes.

A user has options to create a model including:
- any number of vehicle units;
- any number of axles in each vehicle unit;
- a single-track vehicle or a two-track vehicle;
- linear or nonlinear tyre models;
- inclusion of lateral load transfer;
- inclusion of combined slip tyre model;
- inclusion of the force caused by the road grade, and air and rolling resistance forces.

The code was generated using MATLAB R2019b, and works in this or higher versions of MATLAB.
The code is exprimentally validated (the related paper doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3037035).