Title: Evaluation of motor vehicle handling

Authors: S. Sano

Addresses: Staff Engineer, Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Wako-shi, Japan

Abstract: Motor vehicle handling is evaluated in various stages from vehicle development to selection of vehicles by end users, and this evaluation work is performed for different purposes. This report is designed to identify common ideas, rating efforts, and problem areas in different stages of vehicle handling evaluation. Reference is also made to the course and future trend of studies for the evaluation of vehicle handling.

Keywords: vehicle design; vehicle handling; handling specifications; evaluation criteria.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.1982.061280

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 1982 Vol.3 No.2, pp.171 - 189

Published online: 25 May 2014 *

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