The Run-Off-Road Collision Avoidance Using IVHS Countermeasures program is to address the single vehicle crash problem through application of technology to prevent and/or reduce the severity of these crashes. This report documents the RORSIM computer simulation developed in Task 4. RORSIM is a PC program which simulates the combined effects of the dynamic properties of the vehicle, the response of the driver, sensor measurements, environmental conditions and in-vehicle countermeasure systems. RORSIM is an extension of the commercial program VDANL (Vehicle Dynamic Analysis NonLinear) which was developed by Science Technology, Inc., (STI). This report is an operating manual that contains detailed instructions on the operation of RORSIM. Results obtained using RORSIM are contained in a companion volume, Task 4 Volume 1. (Author/publisher)
Samenvatting