Neil,
You seem to misunderstand. Miastrada is not an implementation of the Morelli shape; it is an implementation of the Akron airship shape. It has a slight tweak in reaction to the discussion in Morelli's paper.
For a shape that is not the 'Morelli shape', Morelli provides test data that shows how low a body can be before the road effect becomes strong. I utilize that knowledge to set the road clearance for the Miastrada main body.
I get it that you perceive that there are problems, though it is a little perplexing why you are so sure of what you 'see'. I have the benefit of having ridden down my driveway on a simple implementation of the articulated arrangement; and finding the steering very remarkably stable, even though the front of the vehicle functions a little like a fork lift, gives me a basis for confidence in that arrangement.
Anyway, I need to get over to the Autopia site and give xprize and Argonne heck for the bogus MPGE stuff.
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