Automobiles - Vehicle_Dynamics(7)

VehicleDynamicsFHRegensburg,UniversityofAppliedSciences

1.1.2Driver

Byvariousmeansofinterferencethedrivercaninterferewiththevehicle:

steeringwheel gaspedal brakepedaldriver clutch

gearshift

lateraldynamics

longitudinaldynamics

→vehicle

Thevehicleprovidesthedriverwithsomeinformation:

longitudinal,lateral,vertical

sound:motor,aerodynamics,tiresvehicle →driver instruments:velocity,externaltemperature,...

Theenvironmentalsoin uencesthedriver:

environment

vibrations:

climate

traf cdensity →driver

track

Adriver’sreactionisverycomplex.Toachieveobjectiveresults,an”ideal”driverisusedincomputersimulationsandindrivingexperimentsautomateddrivers(e.g.steeringmachines)areemployed.

Transferringresultstonormaldriversisoftendif cult,if eldtestsaremadewithtestdrivers.Fieldtestswithnormaldrivershavetobeevaluatedstatistically.Inalltests,thedriver’ssecuritymusthaveabsolutepriority.

Drivingsimulatorsprovideanexcellentmeansofanalyzingthebehaviorofdriverseveninlimitsituationswithoutdanger.

Forsomeyearsithasbeentriedtoanalyzetheinteractionbetweendriverandvehiclewithcomplexdrivermodels.

1.1.3Vehicle

ThefollowingvehiclesarelistedintheISO3833directive:

Motorcycles, PassengerCars, Busses, Trucks

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