VEHICLE ATTITUDE EFFECTS ON EXTERIOR PROTECTION, HEADLAMP AIMING, DRIVER VISION CAPABILITIES

THE ACCURATE PREDICTION OF VEHICLE ATTITUDES UNDER BOTH STATIC AND DYNAMIC LOADING CONDITIONS IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO ASCERTAIN THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE IN REGARD TO FEDERAL STANDARDS. THE VARIATIONS IN ATTITUDE DUE TO STATIC TOLERANCE BUILDUP, STATIC LOADING VARIATIONS, AND DYNAMIC ATTITUDE CHANGES ARE DISCUSSED WITH REGARD TO HEADLAMP AIMING, BUMPER EFFECTIVENESS, AND DRIVER VISION. /NHTSA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • RPT NO SAE-730165
• Corporate Authors:

  American Motors Corporation

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• Authors:
  • Mcintyre, J B
  • Logar, T L
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Pagination: 6 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bumpers; Design standards; Drivers; Dynamic loads; Field of vision; Headlamps; Loads; Static loads; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicle performance; Vision
• Uncontrolled Terms: Field of view; Loading
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver vision
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222292
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 15 1974 12:00AM