IMPROVEMENT OF MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR SIMULATION OF VEHICLE HANDLING. VOLUME 8. SUMMARY REPORT

Major objectives of the study were as follows: To develop an all digital vehicle simulation for handling and braking; To develop a human driver simulation for evaluating handling capabilities of closed loop vehicle-driver systems; and to investigate methods for describing the directional stability and control of automobiles applicable to nonlinear transient response.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Volumes 1-7 are HS-805 362--HS-805 370.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

  College of Engineering
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • GARROTT, W R
  • SCOTT, R A
• Publication Date: 1980-3-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 17 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Braking; Computer programming; Computer programs; Degrees of freedom; Digital computers; Digital simulation; Drivers; Evaluation; Feedback control; Handling characteristics; Improvements; Manuals; Mathematical models; Motor vehicles; Operating costs; Simulation; Stability (Mechanics)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Digital techniques; Handling
• Subject Areas: Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00318911
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt., HS-805 371
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-7-01715
• Files: HSL, NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 27 1982 12:00AM