ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE TEST REPORT-NISSAN AND TOYOTA EXPERIMENTAL SAFETY VEHICLES

Two Experimental Safety Vehicles (ESVs) manufactured by Nissan and Toyota of Japan were tested to evaluate the accident avoidance performance of each vehicle. The report contains a brief description of each vehicle and of each test performed as well as the results of the tests. The tests performed included: Braking performance -stopping distance, pedal force, emergency braking, brake efficiency, and parking brake tests; steering performance -transient and steady state yaw response; handling -lateral acceleration, sinusoidal steer, and trapezoidal steer tests; overturning immunity -drastic steer and brake tests. Each of the above results are presented and compared to the Japanese ESV design requirements.

• Corporate Authors:

  Ultrasystems, Incorporated

  Dynamic Science Division, 1850 West Pinnacle Peak Road
  Phoenix, AZ  United States  85027

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Boulay, P
  • Macaulay, T
• Publication Date: 1975-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 153 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Braking; Braking performance; Cargo handling; Design standards; Dynamic tests; Handling characteristics; Overturning; Prevention; Safety; Safety engineering; Safety vehicles; Steering; Stopping distances; Testing; Vehicle performance; Yaw
• Uncontrolled Terms: Handling
• Old TRIS Terms: Safe handling
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00093357
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Dyn Sci-2310-75-116 Final Rpt., DOT-HS-801-713
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-4-00860
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 16 1976 12:00AM