TESTS SHOW THAT DEGRADATION OF STEERING, SUSPENSION SYSTEMS DOESN'T ALWAYS AFFECT CAR SAFETY

A REPORT PREPARED BY CORNELL AERONAUTICAL LABORATORY FOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, ENTITLED "EFFECTS OF STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENT DEGRADATION ON AUTOMOBILE STABILITY AND CONTROL," IS EXCERPTED. DEGRADATION OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS WAS STUDIED TO TEST THEIR EFFECT ON SAFETY, DRIVER PERFORMANCE, AND COMFORT AND CONVIENCE: SHOCK ABSORBERS, BALL JOINTS, STEERING GEAR, FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT, STABILITY BAR, AND STEERING DAMPER. SIX DIFFERENT MODEL CARS WERE EMPLOYED IN THE TESTS. EIGHT SAFETY PARAMETERS WERE MEASURED. DETAILS AND RESULTS OF THE TESTS ARE PRESENTED.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 79, No 7, PP 20-24, 3 FIG
• Authors:
  • Belsdorf, M R
  • RICE, R S
• Publication Date: 1971-7

Media Info

• Serial:
  • SAE Journal of Automotive Engineering
  • Volume: 79
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Comfort; Control; Driver performance; Drivers; Personnel performance; Safety; Steering; Suspensions
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223553
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/HS-009649
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 1 1971 12:00AM