YOLCU OTOBÜSÜ STABİLİZATÖRÜNÜN BİLGİSAYAR DESTEKLİ TASARIMI.

A practical method to determine the diameter of the anti-roll bars used to limit the body's tendency to roll of heavy commercial vehicles is described. In order to do this, a roll analysis was performed by using equivalent roll stiffness approach in the light of the prior known technical data of a 17 tonnes capacity passenger bus. Roll angle values obtained were compared to the results achieved from a simplified full-scaled simulation model of the vehicle which was created to evaluate effects of the dynamics of arms mounting the axle and vehicle body on body roll tendency. In the light of these results, to be able to limit the body roll angle in the recommended limits given in literature, the torsion spring coefficient and diameter of the anti-roll bar which should be placed on the front axle were determined. A full-scaled solid model of the anti-roll bar was composed. The elastic deformation of the anti-roll bar legs during the critical cornering maneuver of the vehicle was simulated by using finite element analysis. In the light of the maximum stress obtained from the analysis, functional conveniency of the anti-roll bar was evaluated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]