EFFECTS OF CROSSWINDS ON VEHICLE RESPONSE -- FULL-SCALE TESTS AND ANALYTICAL PREDICTIONS

Full-scale vehicle response tests were conducted on five vehicles using a crosswind disturbance test facility capable of providing a 35 mph wind over a nominal 120 ft test length. Results showed that passenger cars, station wagons, and most vans have virtually no crosswind sensitivity problems, whereas the VW Microbus, the pickup/camper (in winds higher than 35 mph), and cars pulling trailers do have potential problems.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • From SAE Meeting held June 9-13, 1980.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Klein, R H
  • HOGUE, J R
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 15 p.
• Serial:
  • Society of Automotive Engineers Preprint
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated vehicle control; Automobiles; Crosswinds; Performance; Performance tests; Trailers; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicle performance
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicle directional control response; Vehicle responses
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I95: Vehicle Inspection;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00331335
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 800848, HS-030 244
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-7-01716
• Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 15 1983 12:00AM