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WIND EFFECTS ON CAR STABILITY
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Abstract
BEHAVIOR of a single automobile traveling on the road in windy weather provided the data analyzed in this paper. This quantitative analysis was intended to define the effects of sidewinds and gusts on the stability of cars. Highway tests were made with a car in which the body functioned as a separate unit, so that forces transmitted from body to chassis could be measured.
One study was made of the transient effects of a gust striking a moving automobile. The other study was concerned solely with the reaction of the test car to sidewinds. The authors conclude that body design is the key to aerodynamic stability.
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Citation
Lay, W. and Lett, P., "WIND EFFECTS ON CAR STABILITY," SAE Technical Paper 530255, 1953, https://doi.org/10.4271/530255.Also In
References
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- “Seitenwind und Fahrtrichtungshaltung des Kraftfahrzeugs” (Sidewind and Directional Behavior of Vehicles) Huber. L. Research Report No. 44, Institut für Kraftfahrwesen der Technischen Hochshule Stuttgart, Germany
- “Einfluss der Luftkräfte auf die Fahrtrichtungshaltung des Kraftfahrzeugs” (Influence of Wind Forces on the Directional Behavior of Vehicles) Sawatzki. E. Research Report No. 50, Institut für Kraftfahrwesen der Technischen Hochshule Stuttgart, Germany
- “Car Control Factors and Their Measurement,” Stonex. Kenneth A. Published in SAE Journal (Transactions) 48 March 1941 81 93
- “A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of Sidewinds and Gusts on the Stability of an Automobile Operating at Medium and High Speeds as Determined from Road Tests,” Lett, Philip W. Jr. Doctoral dissertation University of Michigan 1951