SIMULATION OF DRIVER BEHAVIOUR DURING BRAKING

The availability of reliable data on driver behaviour during braking has permitted the validation of a simple mathematical model which was used as the basis of the digital simulation described in the paper. /Author/TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Mechanical Engineers

  1 Birdcage Walk
  London SW1H 9JJ,   England 
• Authors:
  • McLean, D
  • NEWCOMB, T P
  • Spurr, R T
• Publication Date: 1976

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 197-202

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Braking; Drivers; Driving; Driving simulators; Highway safety; Mathematical models; Simulation
• ITRD Terms: 9001: Behaviour; 1874: Braking; 1772: Driver; 1855: Driving (veh); 6473: Mathematical model; 9103: Simulation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163160
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: C41/76 Mongraph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1978 12:00AM