HANDLING TET PROCEDURES FOR LIGHT TRUCKS, VANS, AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

This study was performed to develop, validate, and document a pragmatic set of dynamic performance test procedures that are suitable for making first-order appraisals and evaluations of the handling performance of light trucks, vans, and truck chassis-based recreational vehicles under realistic highway driving maneuvers. Specific vehicles considered included a Class A motor home, Class C motor home, VW Van, Pickup and Camper, and a four-wheel drive Jeep Wagoneer. Each vehicle was simulated on an updated hybrid computer to aid in development of test procedures. Vehicle physical properties were measured during the program for use in the computer simulations. The procedures were then validated and refined via testing. A set of six procedures was developed. The procedures are braking in a turn, sinusoidal steer, trapezoidal steer, trapezoidal steer while braking, road roughness in a turn, and crosswind sensitivity. Summary data from the verification testing are presented. /HSRI/

• Corporate Authors:

  American Association for Automotive Medicine

  801 Green Bay Road
  Lake Bluff, IL  United States  60044
• Authors:
  • Anderson, R L
  • Wesson, L E
• Conference:
  • 20th Annual Conference of the American Association for Automotive Medicine
  • Date: 1976-11-1 to 1976-11-3
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 152-167
• Serial:
  • Volume: 20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dynamic tests; Recreational vehicles; Simulation; Trucks; Vehicle characteristics; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicle performance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00144179
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-024-1-115
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 13 1977 12:00AM