SAFETY ARTICULATED VEHICLE

Safety features of the safety articulated vehicle (sav) are described. The sav unit uses the Leyland Roadtrain Tractor and two representative semi-trailers-a Crane Fruehauf Curtainsider and an M & Q Unitary GRP Tanker. In addition to a laminated windscreen and dual-sensitive inertia seat belt units, the tractor incorporates wash/wipe facilities for headlamps and the rear-view mirrors which can also be heated for deicing. To reduce frontal impact, energy absorbing under-run protection of the tractor cab front has been provided combined with an air dam to reduce drag and fuel consumption. To aid cornering stability a new design of fifth-wheel coupling, the york safety base, is incorporated which gives consistent roll resistance. A tyre pressure monitoring system is embodied which monitors the pressure in each tyre once per revolution. Fire protection is offered by the firetec epoxy coating on fuel tank, pipework and fire screen. The intumescent coating forms a char blanket to repel flame at temperatures up to 1200 deg c. (TRRL)

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  Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited

  P.O. Box 24, Northgate Avenue
  Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 6BW,   England 
• Authors:
  • Baker, A
• Publication Date: 1980-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 69
• Serial:
  • AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Institution of Mechanical Engineers
  • ISSN: 0307-6490

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Absorption; Aerodynamics; Automatic control; Automation; Design; Drag factor (Chemistry); Driving; Energy; Energy absorption; Fire resistance; Fires; Frontal crashes; Fuel consumption; Handling characteristics; Manual safety belts; Measurement; Pressure; Protection; Safety; Stability (Mechanics); Tires; Truck tractors; Vehicle design; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicle safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Articulated vehicles; Handling
• Old TRIS Terms: Drag factor; Vehicular safety
• ITRD Terms: 6758: Absorption; 5492: Aerodynamics; 1225: Articulated vehicle; 3882: Automatic; 9011: Design (overall design); 213: Energy; 6136: Measurement; 5412: Pressure; 1665: Safety; 1476: Safety belt; 1214: Tractor; 1381: Tyre; 1646: Vehicle handling
• Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00334128
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1981 12:00AM