STEADY PRECESSION OF A ROLLING DISK OR RING

Abstract

The paper presents the deduction of motion equations for any circular body moving in a turn, with application to the particular case of a monocycle vehicle. In this sens, the authors start from the simplest case of steady turning rolling disk. Inspite of the impression of over simplified model, the results of this paper may be largely applied to the study of the motion of an actual monocicle vehicle[1]. The most important conclusion is that such a vehicle is more stable in the turn than some might think.