Verification of a 3-Degree-of-freedom Bus Handling Model Due to Steering Wheel Input

This paper discusses about the development and modeling of a 3-DOF (Degrees of Freedom) bus handling model in response to steering wheel input from the driver. It includes all the relevant mathematical equations. The handling model was created using MATLAB-Simulink, incorporating parameters from TruckSim data to accurately represent the bus. The simulation results were yerified by comparing them with TruckSim responses from two test procedures namely double lane change and single lane change tests. The comparison focuses on trends, magnitudes and percentage diflerences between the developed model and TruckSim results. The verification indicates that the simulation model closely ålignsl with TruckSim trends and can be effectively usedforfurther studies ofbus dynamics in various scenarios.