VEHICLE HANDLING. A SIMULATION STUDY OF THE HANDLING PERFORMANCE OF THIRTEEN CONFIGURATIONS OF AN INTERMEDIATE SIZE AMERICAN PASSENGER CAR. FINAL REPORT

A COMPREHENSIVE SEVENTEEN DEGREE OF FREEDOM VEHICLE HYBRID SIMULATION IS USED TO EVALUATE THE HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS OF THIRTEEN CONFIGURATIONS OF AN INTERMEDIATE SIZE AMERICAN PASSENGER CAR. THE HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS EVALUATED INCLUDED TRANSIENT AND STEADY STATE STEERING, BRAKING, PASSING ACCELERATION, AND OVERTURNING STABILITY. AN INTERMEDIATE SIZE AMERICAN PASSENGER CAR AS IT WAS MANUFACTURED WAS USED AS THE INITIAL CONFIGURATION. THE OTHER TWELVE CONFIGURATIONS WERE OBTAINED BY DEFINING VARIATIONS OF THIS VEHICLE'S WEIGHT AND WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION, SUSPENSION SPRING RATES AND SHOCK ABSORBER DAMPING, TIRE SIZE, AND STEERING WHEEL INERTIA. THE MODEL'S ACCURACY WAS VERIFIED BY COMPARING THE SIMULATED PERFORMANCE OF THREE CONFIGURATIONS WITH THE RESULTS OF ACTUAL TESTS.

• Corporate Authors:

  Bendix Corporation

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• Publication Date: 1970-11

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Handling characteristics; Simulation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Handling
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223674
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: 159 pp
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 7 1972 12:00AM