Study of Heavy Truck Accidents with Focus on Manoeuvres Causing Loss of Control

The authors present a heavy truck accident analysis with respect to loss of control, based on the Large Truck Crash Causation Study database. Analysis of heavy truck accidents included different road characteristics, vehicle combination types, critical maneuvers, loss of control types, and accident types. The most common loss of control-causing maneuvers were identified as three critical maneuvers. There was adaptation of relevant existing test maneuvers for trucks based on accident analysis results, which were then compared for suitable heavy truck yaw stability evaluation on dry and level road testing. A 5DOF tractor-trailer model in Matlab-Simulink was used to conduct the comparison.

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• Authors:
  • Kharrazi, Sogol
  • Thomson, Robert
• Publication Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 32-44
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Vehicle Safety
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Inderscience Enterprises Limited
  • ISSN: 1479-3105
  • EISSN: 1479-3113
  • Serial URL: http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijvs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash characteristics; Heavy duty trucks; Loss of control; Maneuverability; Testing
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01113271
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 21 2008 8:50AM