Vehicle handling evaluation is a crucial part of the vehicle development process. The evaluation can be done in two ways, subjectively; by expert test drivers or objectively; by performing repeatable standard manoeuvres usually by steering robots. Subjective testing is resource intensive as prototypes need to be built. Objective testing is less so, as it can be performed in a virtual environment in conjunction with physical testing. In an e˙ort to reduce resources and time used in vehicle development, manufacturers are looking to objective testing to assess vehicle behaviour.Vehicle handling testing in winter strongly relies on subjective testing. This thesis aims to investigate into the usage of objective test strategy to assess vehicle handling behaviour in winter conditions. Manoeuvres and metrics are defined for summer con-ditions, but not for winter. Hence the goal was to define new or modified metrics and manoeuvres custom to winter testing.Data from an objective winter test was obtained and analysed. The manoeuvres used were constant radius (CR), frequency response (FR), sine with dwell (SWD) and throt-tle release in turn (TRIT). The manoeuvres were compared to public standards from the International Organization for Standards (ISO) and National Highway Traÿc Safety Administration (NHTSA) as well as the vehicle manufacturer standards.The data from a reference vehicle is compared to that from three configuration vehicles, one without anti-roll bar in the front, one without rear anti-roll bar and a standard. The di˙erence in the signals between reference and configuration vehicles is compared to the spread in data of the reference vehicle to determine the signal-to-noise ratio in the manoeuvres. The spread of reference data is analysed to determine the distribu-tion and to di˙erentiate between the two test days. To replicate vehicle behaviour in simulation, winter tyre models using brush and Magic Formula model equations were investigated. These were used in a bicycle and a VI-CarRealTime model. The ...


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    Title :

    Objective evaluation of vehicle handling during winter conditions


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    Publication date :

    2015-01-01


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    Theses


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    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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    DDC:    629



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