Estimation of tire-ground interaction forces in four-wheel vehicles and their influences during maneuvers in extreme conditions

Abstract

In the past four years I had the privilege to get knowing people that made this project possible. I am thankful to everyone that, somehow, passed through my life in this past years, with a special thank to:• My advisers: Paulo, Ely, José Raul, Alessandro and Samuel. Here, I gave myself the freedom to call you by your Ąrst name because in the past years you are not only the ones that made this thesis possible, but friends with whom I know that I can count on. You certainly are my inspiration for the professional I would like to be in the future.• The members of the jury: Profs. Guilherme Pereira, José Reginaldo Hughes, Rafael Mendes and Alim Gonçalves, whose suggestions greatly reĄned this thesis.• The UNICAMP, HEUDIASYC, TECNICO LISBOA and CTI for providing the necessary structure to carry out my work. In special I would like to thank Mauro Koyama, from CTI, for all the help with the VERO platform, and Kun Jiang, from HEUDIASYC, for the help with the DYNA platform.