| Title | Paratransit Vehicle Test and Evaluation: Volume 3. Handling Tests |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 50256 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Wesson, L.; Culley, C.; Anderson, R. L. |
| Source | 94p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | Dynamic Science, Inc. |
| Corporate Contributor |
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19780601 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | A series of tests and evaluations of two prototype vehicles for paratransit were conducted. This volume (Volume III) presents the test procedures and results of the handling test series. The test determined the steering and handling characteristics of the two paratransit prototypes and a production baseline vehicle. The tests assessed each vehicle's understeer/oversteer characteristics during cornering, ability to return to a straight line from a turn, capability of safely maintaining lateral accelerations, ability to be maneuvered near its lateral traction limits, and stability and controllability during rapid control reversals. |
| Rosap ID | dot:11648 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11648 |
| TRT Terms | Paratransit services; Performance evaluations; Test procedures; Test vehicles; Traffic speed; Motor vehicles; Vehicle design; Driving; Handling characteristics; Oversteer; Mechanical stability; Understeer |
| Classification | NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Paratransit; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Safety and Security; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Transit Safety and Security |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Contract Number | DOT-TSC-1241 |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-UMTA-77-49-3; UMTA-MA-06-0052-78-3 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/50000/50200/50256/DOT-TSC-UMTA-77-49-3.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |