TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

The primary objectives of the study were to determine the need for standardizing the shift patterns of manual transmissions in passenger vehicles and to develop recommendations for an optimum pattern. Secondary objectives were to identify the problems truck drivers experience in shifting gears in both trucks and cars and to solicit their opinions with regard to the need for a standard in trucks.

• Corporate Authors:

  Dunlap and Associates Incorporated

  One Parkland Drive
  Darien, CT  United States  06820

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Vallerie, L L
  • Kunkel, D T
• Publication Date: 1975-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 287 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Design standards; Gears; Human factors engineering; Manual control; Manual transmissions; Motor vehicles; Shifts; Standardization; Transmissions; Trucks; Vehicle drive systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Gear drives
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00090526
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-4-00977
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 29 1975 12:00AM