LATERAL-ACCELERATION EXPERIENCE OF MULTITRAILER VEHICLES IN SERVICE

This paper examines the lateral-acceleration experience of double- and triple-trailer vehicles in regular commercial service. The test fleet included 17 tractors, 86 semitrailers, 28 C-dollies, and 16 A-dollies spread among five commercial trucking fleets. Data were gathered during 350,000 miles of travel over a period of eight months. Lateral acceleration signals were processed in the frequency domain to compare the rearward amplification qualities of A-trains and C-trains. Results from this normal operating environment agree remarkably well with measurements made previously in severe maneuvers conducted at the test track or in vehicle simulations. Histograms of lateral acceleration experience are also presented. A rearward-amplification-like measure obtained in the time domain collaborates the findings in the frequency domain. Time-domain data also suggest that drivers take note of the lateral performance qualities of their vehicles and modify their driving behavior accordingly. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see IRRD 895232.

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• Authors:
  • Winkler, C B
  • Bogard, S E
• Conference:
  • INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON HEAVY VEHICLE WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS, 5TH, 1998, MAROOCHYDORE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, PART 2
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1-23

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Conferences; Drivers; Field tests; Mathematical models; Measurement; Measuring instruments; Mechanical acceleration; Mechanical stability; Motor vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Articulated vehicles
• ITRD Terms: 5405: Acceleration; 6155: Apparatus (measuring); 1225: Articulated vehicle; 9001: Behaviour; 8525: Conference; 1772: Driver; 6226: In situ; 6473: Mathematical model; 6136: Measurement; 1646: Vehicle handling
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00761493
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-86910-765-8
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 6 1999 12:00AM