INVESTIGATION OF THE BEHAVIOR OF THE VEHICLE/DRIVER SYSTEM IN SIDE-WINDS

THE THEORETICAL BEHAVIOR OF A VEHICLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SIDE WINDS IS INVESTIGATED, WITH VEHICLE MOTION AND DRIVER BEHAVIOR REPRESENTED BY EQUATIONS. TESTS, WHICH USED A TEST VEHICLE TO STUDY VEHICLE AND DRIVER RESPONSE TO SIDE WIND GUSTS, ARE DESCRIBED. /RRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 59 Pp, 11 FIG, 2 TAB, 77 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Motor Industry Research Association

  Watling Street
  Nuneaton CV10 0TU, Warwickshire,   England 
• Authors:
  • Braess, H H
• Publication Date: 1971

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Drivers; Simulation; Vehicles; Vehicular phase; Wind
• Uncontrolled Terms: Lateral loads
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222829
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 2 1972 12:00AM