Abstract
An eleven-degree-of-freedom nonlinear mathematical model of an automobile traversing a variety of irregular terrain features and encountering a variety of roadside obstacles has been formulated and programmed for a digital computer. The primary objective of the described research has been to develop analytical means of evaluating existing and proposed roadside energy conversion systems. The results of a review of single vehicle accident statistics and measurement of structural load-deformation properties of automobiles, performed within this research program, are both presented.