Stability of a One Box Type Vehicle in a Cross-Wind-An Analysis of Transient Aerodynamic Forces and Moments Toyota Motor Corporation

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Kobayashi, Nobuo, author.

Conference Name:

SAE International Truck and Bus Meeting and Exposition (1988-11-07 : Indianapolis, Indiana, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1988

Summary:

One-box type vehicles are especially liable to a loss of stability when entering a region of cross-wind. The reasons for this instability were investigated using scale models and by means of a mathematical simulation.Results indicated that yawing moment attains a peak at a precise position of the vehicle relative to the cross-wind. Visualization of the air flow and measurement of the pressure distributions established the cause of the phenomenon.Furthermore a study was conducted into the effects of body shape on stability and the efficacy of various modifications was assessed

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Publisher Number:

881878

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