A SIMULATION STUDY OF MANEUVERABILITY OF VEHICLES

A computer simulation model incorpolating an imaginary super skilled driver is developed. The introduction of such a driver substantially means elimination of the human operator from the closed-loop, but on the other hand opens an opportunity for obtaining an objective and fundamental measure for appraisal of maneuvering performance of vehicles under quasi-real life conditions. The study shows the effects of design parameters -weight distribution, size, cornering stiffness, mass, moment of inertia -on the maneuverability evaluated by "maximum average speed" of passage or "minimum time" necessary to drive through the defined double lane-change course without exceeding its boundaries. Also, this study presents sample comparisons of lane-change performance among different kinds of vehicles and some discussions on the technical problems of this computer simulation for the covering abstract of the conference see TRIS 395019. (Author/TRRL)

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  • Papers from the Proceeding of the 8the IAVSD Symposium, the Dynamics of Vehicles of Roads and Railway Tracks, Held at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 15-19, 1983.
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  Swets & Zeitlinger

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• Authors:
  • SAITO, Y
• Conference:
  • Papers from the Proceeding of the 8the IAVSD Symposium, the Dynamics of Vehicles of Roads and Railway Tracks, Held at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 15-19, 1983.
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 474-487

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Digital computers; Drivers; Driving; Handling characteristics; Human characteristics; Human factors; Lane changing; Mass; Mathematical models; Moments of inertia; Motor skills; Motor vehicles; Simulation; Size; Speed; Steering; Stiffness; Traffic lanes; Traffic speed; Vehicle design; Vehicle size; Vehicle weight; Vehicles; Weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver characteristics
• Old TRIS Terms: Cornering (Vehicle); Moment of inertia
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 8673: Digital computer; 9014: Dimension; 1772: Driver; 1855: Driving (veh); 2257: Human factor; 6473: Mathematical model; 9103: Simulation; 2205: Skill (road user); 5931: Stiffness; 2827: Traffic lane; 1255: Vehicle; 1646: Vehicle handling; 5485: Weight
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395032
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 90-265-0461-6
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1985 12:00AM