A regulation task which subjected the automobile to a random gust disturbance which is countered by driver control action is used to study the effects of various automobile steering characteristics on the driver/vehicle system. The experiments used a variable stability automobile specially configured to permit insertion of the simulated gust disturbance and the measurement of the driver/vehicle system characteristics. Driver/vehicle system dynamics were measured and interpreted as an effective open loop system describing function. Objective measures of system bandwidth, stability, and time delays were deduced and compared. These objective measures were supplemented by driver ratings. A tentative optimum range of vehicle dynamics for the directional regulation task was established.


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    Title :

    Effects of automobile steering characteristics on driver vehicle system dynamics in regulation tasks


    Contributors:
    Mcruer, D. T. (author) / Klein, R. (author)


    Publication date :

    1975-05-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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