Analysis of stability control systems for tractor-semitrailers

This paper summarizes a study to examine the performance of roll stability control systems (RSC), and electronic stability control systems (ESC) for heavy truck tractor-semitrailers. The study is based on the analysis of independent crash datasets using engineering and statistical techniques to estimate the probable safety benefits of stability control technologies for 5-axle tractor-semitrailer vehicles. The analysis in this study did not have the advantage of examining representative crash datasets that contain identifiable data from vehicles equipped with the technology. Therefore, the analysis was based on probable outcome estimates derived from hardware-in-the-loop simulation, field test experience, expert panel assessment, and fleet crash data and these methods were used to estimate the safety benefits from the national crash data population. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E219320.

• Authors:
  • WOODROOFFE, J
  • Blower, D
  • GREEN, P E
• Publication Date: 2010-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 12P
• Serial:
  • HVTT11: INTERNATIONAL HEAVY VEHICLE SYMPOSIUM, 2010, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
  • Publisher: VICTORIAN TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Heavy vehicles; Overturning; Safety; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Articulated vehicles
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01165692
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: TRL
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 26 2010 8:28AM