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Chapter 7 — Technical References

  1. Roberts, S.R. and Day, T.D., "Integrating Design and Virtual Test Environments for Brake Component Design and Material Selection," SAE Paper No. 2000-01-1294, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 2000.
  2. Day, T.D., "Differences Between EDVDS and Phase 4," SAE Paper No. 1999-01-0103, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 1999.
  3. MacAdam, C.C., Fancher, P.S., Hu, Garrick T., and Gillespie, T.D., "A Computerized Model for Simulating the Braking and Steering Dynamics of Trucks, Tractor-semitrailers, Doubles, and Triples Combinations," Highway Safety Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Report No. UM-HSRI-80-58, 1980.
  4. Day, T.D., and Metz, L.D., "The Simulation of Driver Inputs Using a Vehicle Driver Model," SAE Paper No. 2000-01-1313, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 2000.
  5. Vehicle Dynamics Terminology, SAE Technical Report No. J670e, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 1976.
  6. Etkin, B., Dynamics of Flight, John Wiley and Sons, 1959.
  7. York II, A.R. and Day, T.D., "The DyMESH Method for 3-Dimensional Multi-Vehicle Collision Simulation," SAE Paper No. 1999-01-0104, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 1999.
  8. Day, T.D. and York II, A.R., "Validation of DyMESH for Vehicle vs. Barrier Collisions," SAE Paper No. 2000-01-0844, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 2000.
  9. Segal, D.J., Highway-Vehicle-Object Simulation Model — Volume 3: Engineering Manual — Analysis, US DOT, Federal Highway Administration Report No. FHWA-RD-76-164, Calspan Corporation, February 1976.
  10. Blythe, W., Day, T.D., and Grimes, W.D., "3-Dimensional Simulation of Vehicle Response to Tire Blow-outs," SAE Paper No. 980221, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 1998.
  11. Day, T.D., and Roberts, S.G., "A Simulation Model for Vehicle Braking Systems Fitted with ABS," SAE Paper No. 2002-01-0559, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 2002.
  12. Segal, D.J., Highway-Vehicle-Object Simulation Model — Volume 2: Validation, DOT Contract Number DOT-FH-11-8265, FHWA Report Number FHWA-RD-76-165, 1976.
  13. Nalecz, A.G., et al., Sensitivity Analysis of Vehicle Tripped Rollover Model, NHTSA — U.S. DOT Final Report No. DOT-HS 807 300, Washington D.C., July 1988.
  14. Bernard, J.E., Winkler, C.B., and Fancher, P.S., A Computer-based Mathematical Method for Predicting the Directional Response of Trucks and Tractor-Trailers, Phase II Technical Report, Motor Truck Braking and Handling Performance Study, NTIS PB-221-630, Highway Safety Research Institute, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, June 1973.
  15. Two-Moving Vehicle Crash Test, 1984 Ford F-150 Pickup into a 1992 Ford Explorer, June 23, 1999, Exponent Failure Analysis Test and Engineering Center, Report No. PH06015/C0F0/0699/R256, Phoenix, 1999.
  16. Shoemaker, N.E., Research Input for Computer Simulation of Automobile Collisions — Volumes II and III — Staged Collision Reconstructions, Calspan Corporation, DOT HS-805 037 and DOT HS-805 038, Buffalo, 1978.
  17. Day, T.D., "Validation of the SIMON Model for Vehicle Handling and Collision Simulation — Comparison of Results with Experiments and Other Models," SAE Paper No. 2004-01-1207, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 2004.

(updated: the current SIMON engine also embeds a run-time reference list in Physics/Source/Simon/SIMON.rsc (printed at the end of SIMON reports). That list includes additional works published after the Fifth Edition manual, notably:)

  • Day, T.D., Roberts, S.G., "SIMON: A New Vehicle Simulation Model for Vehicle Design and Safety Research," SAE Technical Paper No. 2001-01-0503, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 2001.
  • Jackson, L., Poland, K., "Downhill Commercial Vehicle Simulations — Part A (Tractor/Semi-trailer Brake Fade)," National Transportation Safety Board, HVE White Paper No. WP-2003-1, Engineering Dynamics Corporation, Beaverton, OR, 2003.
  • Jackson, L., Poland, K., "Downhill Commercial Vehicle Simulations — Part B (Intercity Bus Equipped with an Engine Data Recorder)," National Transportation Safety Board, HVE White Paper, Engineering Dynamics Corporation, Beaverton, OR, 2003.
  • Parry, I., March, F., "Investigating the Use of Simulation Model Non-linear (SIMON) for the 'Virtual Testing' of Road Humps," Transportation Research Laboratory (UK), HVE White Paper No. WP-2003-4, Engineering Dynamics Corporation, Beaverton, OR, 2003.
  • Johnston, G., Parry, I., "Computerised Simulation of Car and 4WD Impacts into Alternative Median Barrier Profiles Using the DyMESH Collision Algorithm Within the HVE Simulation Environment," Transportation Research Laboratory (Aus), HVE White Paper No. WP-2004-4, Engineering Dynamics Corporation, Beaverton, OR, 2004.
  • Day, T.D., "Simulation of Tire Interaction with Curbs and Irregular Terrain," HVE White Paper No. WP-2005-6, Engineering Dynamics Corporation, Beaverton, OR, 2005.
  • Day, T.D., "A Computer Graphics Interface Specification for Studying Humans, Vehicles, and Their Environment," SAE Paper No. 930903, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 1993.
  • Day, T.D., "An Overview of the HVE Vehicle Model," SAE Paper No. 950308, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 1995.
  • Canova, J.H., "Vehicle Design Evaluation Using the Digital Proving Ground," SAE Paper No. 2000-01-0126, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 2000.
  • Deyerl, E.S., Fitch, M.J., "Evaluation of the Automatic Transmission Model in HVE Version 7.1," Dial Engineering, HVE White Paper, Engineering Dynamics Corporation, Beaverton, OR, 2010.

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