STEADY-STATE VEHICLE HANDLING

UNDER CONSTANT SPEED AND ROAD CONDITIONS THE IMPORTANT FACTOR IN CAR HANDLING IS THE CHANGE IN STEERING WHEEL ANGLE WITH A CHANGE IN CURVATURE OF THE CAR HEADING. THE UNDERSTEER VALUE IS DEFINED AND SHOWN TO BE DERIVABLE IN TWO WAYS (WHICH ARE BASED ON CHARACTERISTICS OF DRIVER AND VEHICLE RESPECTIVELY). THE UNDERSTEER VALUE IS A FUNCTION OF THE CAR SPEED AND THE LATERAL ACCELERATION. THE STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS ACCOMPLISHED BY CORRECTING ERRORS, AND THE UNDERSTEER VALUE OF A CAR IS AN IMPORTANT VARIABLE IN THIS PROCESS. /BPR/

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • Vol 57, pp 430-435
  • Corporate Authors:

    IPC Transport Press, Limited

    Dorset House, Stamford Street
    London SE1 9LU,   England 
  • Authors:
    • MILNER, P J
  • Publication Date: 1967

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  • Accession Number: 00223167
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Traffic Systems Reviews & Abstracts
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: May 13 1970 12:00AM