Vehicle handling and stability.

Mode of access: Internet.

Effect of cargo shifting on vehicle handling. Final report.

Federal Highway Administration, Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety, Washington, D.C.

Vehicles-in-use sub-limit maneuvers. Volume II: multi-vehicle test validation. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Vehicle Engineering Research Division, Washington, D.C.

Vehicles-in-use sub-limit maneuvers. Volume III: effects of vehicle-in-use spring sag on vehicle handling and braking. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Vehicle Engineering Research Division, Washington, D.C.

Articulated vehicle handling - summary. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Articulated vehicle handling. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Evaluation of the 1960-1963 Corvair handling stability. Final report.

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Panel evaluation of the NHTSA approach to the 1960-1963 Corvair handling and stability. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Multi-body modelling of wagon trains for crashworthiness analysis

Three-dimensional wagon train models have been developed for the crashworthiness analysis using multi-body dynamics approach. The contributions of the train size (number of wagon) to the frontal crash forces can be identified through the simulations. The effects of crash energy management (CEM) design and crash speed on train crashworthiness are examined. The CEM design can significantly improve the train crashworthiness and the consequential vehicle stability performance - reducing derailment risks.

The SCRAMSPACE I scramjet flight design and construction

The design activities of the development of the SCRAMSPACE I scramjet-powered free-flight experiment are described in this paper. The objectives of this flight are first described together with the definition of the primary, secondary and tertiary experiments. The Scramjet configuration studied is first discussed together with the rocket motor system selected for this flight. The different flight sequences are then explained, highlighting the SCRAMSPACE I free-flyer separation and re-orientation procedures. A design trade-off study is then described considering vehicle stability, packaging, thermo-structural analysis and trajectory, discussing the alignment of the predicted performance with the mission scientific requirements. The global system architecture and instrumentation of the vehicle are then explained. The conclusions of this design phase are that a vehicle design has been produced which is able to meet the mission scientific goals and the procurement & construction of the vehicle are ongoing.

Vehicles-in-use sub-limit maneuvers. Volume I: executive summary. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Vehicle Engineering Research Division, Washington, D.C.