MODELLING PROBLEMS IN THE DYNAMIC DESIGN OF AUTOBUSES

Assuming the vehicle to be a linear structure, the authors estimate the stress level for a wide range of operations, taking into account the traffic environment. The linearity of the vehicle structure was checked by a series of measurements carried out on a leaf-spring bus of the Ikarus type. The effect of the passenger load on dynamic stresses in the vehicle structure was studied. It was shown that passenger load significantly reduces vehicle vibrations by 10 to 30%. For the covering abstract of the conference see TRIS 391971. (TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper presented during the International Conference on Vehicle Structures held at Cranfield Institute of Technology, Bedford, England, July 16-18, 1984.
• Corporate Authors:

  Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited

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• Authors:
  • Michelberger, P
  • Keresztes, A
  • Horvath, S
• Conference:
  • Paper presented during the International Conference on Vehicle Structures held at Cranfield Institute of Technology, Bedford, England, July 16-18, 1984.
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 195-200

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Conferences; Design; Dynamics; Linear systems; Mathematical models; Measurement; Mechanical elasticity; Motor vehicle bodies; Passenger handling; Stresses; Structural analysis; Structural design; Validation; Vehicle design; Vehicle occupants; Vibration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases; Passenger loading
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus design
• ITRD Terms: 1356: Body (car); 8525: Conference; 9009: Decrease; 9011: Design (overall design); 5473: Dynamics; 5912: Elasticity; 6484: Linear system; 6473: Mathematical model; 5575: Stress (in material); 1715: Vehicle occupant; 5558: Vibration
• Subject Areas: Design; Finance; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391998
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-85298-539-8
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 29 1985 12:00AM