WIND EFFECTS ON CAR STABILITY

530255

01/01/1953

Event
Pre-1964 SAE Technical Papers
Authors Abstract
Content
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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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/530255
Pages
15
Citation
Lay, W., and Lett, P., "WIND EFFECTS ON CAR STABILITY," SAE Technical Paper 530255, 1953, https://doi.org/10.4271/530255.
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Published
Jan 1, 1953
Product Code
530255
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English