Influence of different loading configurations on the driving behaviour of heavy commercial vehicles.

Author(s)
Schindler, A.
Year
Abstract

This paper investigates the influence of different loading conditions on the driving behaviour of two trucks with a vehicle gross weight of about 14 tons. The study uses a number of test procedures that have already been developed for the assessment of passenger car and passenger car-trailer combination handling characteristics. The aim is to objectively evaluate the handling and braking characteristics of both trucks (heavy commercial vehicles). The test results demonstrate that even a brake balance that complies to the different regulations of type approval can cause a loss of driving stability, especially when braking in a turn. The study shows that a number of objective test procedures used can basically applied to heavy commercial vehicles. In doing so, it has to be considered that there is a need for adapting either the initial driving conditions or the evaluation criteria accordingly.

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Publication

Library number
C 2743 (In: C 2572 [electronic version only]) /91 / IRRD 864777
Source

In: Proceedings of the thirteenth International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles ESV, Paris, France, 4-7 November, 1991, Volume 2, p. 1292-1298, 3 ref.

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