Crash Avoidance Publications 

• "An Assessment of Human Driver Steering Capability". [PDF 810kb]
  
  
• NHTSA Final Report:An Experimental Examination of Selected Maneuvers That May Induce On-Road Untripped, Light Vehicle Rollover - Phase I-A of NHTSA’s 1997-1998 Vehicle Rollover Research Program" [PDF 5.16MB]
  
  
• An Experimental Examination of Selected Maneuvers That May Induce On-Road Untripped, Light Vehicle Rollover - Phase I-B of NHTSA's 1997-1998 Vehicle Rollover Research Program[PDF 4.46MB]
  
  
• NHTSA Final Report: "An Experimental Examination of Selected Maneuvers That May Induce On-Road Untripped, Light Vehicle Rollover - Phase II of NHTSA’s 1997-1998 Vehicle Rollover Research Program"[PDF 1.66MB]
  
  
• NHTSA Final Report: "A Comprehensive Experimental Examination of Test Maneuvers That May Induce On-Road, Untripped, Light Vehicle Rollover - Phase IV of NHTSA’s Light Vehicle Rollover Research Program." [PDF 7.85MB]
  
  
• NHTSA Final Report: "A Demonstration of the Dynamic Tests Developed for NHTSA’s NCAP Rollover Rating System - Phase VIII of NHTSA’s Light Vehicle RolloverResearch Program" (DOT HS 809 705). [PDF 8.8 MB]
  
  
• Measured Vehicle Inertial Parameters - NHTSA's Data Through November 1998 SAE Paper No. 1999-01-1336 [PDF 275KB]
  

NHTSA LIGHT VEHICLE ABS RESEARCH PROGRAM:

• An Overview of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Light Vehicle Antilock Brake Systems Research Program SAE Paper No. 1999-01-1286 [PDF 88KB]
  
  

Task 4: A Test Track Study of Light Vehicle ABS Performance Over a Broad Range of Surfaces and Maneuvers

• • FINAL REPORT: NHTSA Light Vehicle ABS Research Program Task 4: A Test Track Study of Light Vehicle ABS Performance Over a Broad Range of Surfaces and Maneuvers [PDF 1.15MB]
    
  • A Comprehensive Light Vehicle Antilock Brake System Test Track Performance Evaluation (SAE Paper No. 1999-01-1287)[PDF 210KB]
    
    
• Task 5: Conduct Tests to Assess the Prevalence of Driver "Oversteering" in Panic Braking Situations
  • NHTSA Final Report: NHTSA Light Vehicle Antilock Brake System Research Program Task 5.2/5.3: Test Track Examination of Drivers' Collision Avoidance Behavior Using Conventional and Antilock Brakes. [PDF 1.5MB]
    
  • Driver Crash Avoidance Behavior with ABS in an Intersection Incursion Scenario on Dry Versus Wet Pavement SAE Paper No. 1999-01-1288 [PDF  446KB]
    
  • Driver Crash Avoidance Behavior with ABS in an Intersection Incursion Scenario on the Iowa Driving Simulator (SAE Paper No. 1999-01-1290 [PDF 336KB]

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH:

• "NHTSA Final Report: The Effects of Voice Technology on Test Track Driving Performance: Implications for Driver Distraction" [PDF 1 MB)
  
• NHTSA Final Report: Driver Distraction with Wireless Telecommunications and Route Guidance Systems[PDF 355 KB]
  
• NHTSA Final Report: Preliminary Studies in Haptic Displays for Rear-End Collision Avoidance System and Adaptive Cruise Control System Applications [PDF 421 KB]
  
• NHTSA Final ReportPreliminary Assessment of Algorithms for Drowsy and Inattentive Driver Detection on the Road [PDF 173 KB]
  
• Hardware Evaluation of Heavy Truck Side and Rear Object Detection Systems, SAE Paper No. 951010 [PDF 423 KB]
  
• Human Performance Evaluation of Heavy Truck Side and Rear Object Detection Systems SAE Paper No. 951011 [PDF 499 KB]
  
• Human Factors Evaluation of Existing Side Collision Avoidance System Driver Interfaces, SAE Paper No. 952659 [PDF 1.1 MB]
  
• A Simple CCD Based Lane Tracking SystemSAE Paper No. 1999-01-1302 [PDF 1.3 MB]
  
• Micro DAS: In-Vehicle Portable Data Acquisition System; Transportation Research Record Paper No. 99-0611 [PDF 1.3 MB]
  

NATIONAL ADVANCED DRIVING SIMULATOR (NADS)

• "Hand-Held or Hands-Free? The Effects of Wireless Phone Interface Type on Phone Task Performance and Driver Preference" [PDF 168KB]. Human Factors and Ergnomics Society 48th Annual Meeting, September 2004.
  E.N. Mazzae, NHTSA, Vehicle Research and Test Center, East Liberty, OH; T.A Ranney, Transportation Research Center Inc., East Liberty, OH;  G.S. Watson, J.A Wightman, University of Iowa, NADS, Iowa City, IA
  
• Chrstos, J. P. and Grygier, P. A., " Experimental Testing of a 1994 Ford Taurus for NADSdyna Validation," SAE Paper No. 970563, February 1997.
  
• Chrstos, J. P. and Heydinger, G. J., "Evaluation of VDANL and VDM Road for Predicting the Vehicle Dynamics of a 1994 Ford Taurus," SAE Paper No. 970566, February 1997.
  
• Chrstos, J. P. and Grygier, P. A., "Instrumentation and Field Testing of 1994 Ford Taurus GL for NADSdyna Evaluation," (NHTSA Report in Progress).
  
• Garrott, W. R., Grygier, P. A., Chrstos, J. P., Heydinger, G. J., Salaani, M. K., Howe J. G., and Guenther, D. A., "Methodology for Validating the National Advanced Driving Simulator's Vehicle Dynamics (NADSdyna),"
  
• Howe, J. G., Rupp, G., Woodburn, C., Jang, B.C., Heydinger, G. J., and Guenther, D. A., "Improving Steering Feel for the National Advanced Driving Simulator," SAE Paper No. 970567, February 1997.
  
• Salaani, M. K., Heydinger, G. J. "Model Validation of the 1997 Jeep Cherokee for the National Advanced Driving Simulator," SAE Paper No. 2000-01-0700, March 2000.
  
• Salaani, M. K., "Vehicle Dynamics Modeling for the National Advanced Driving Simulator of a 1997 Jeep Cherokee," SAE Paper No. 1999-01-0121, March 1999.
  
• Salaani, M. K., Heydinger, G. J., "Powertrain and Brake Modeling of the 1994 Ford Taurus for the National Advanced Driving Simulator," SAE Paper No. 981190, February 1998.
  
• Salaani, M. K., Chrstos, J. P., and Guenther, D. A., "Parameter Measurement and Development of a NADSdyna Validation Data Set for a 1994 Ford Taurus," SAE Paper No. 970564, February 1997.
  
• Salaani, M. K., Heydinger, G. J., and Guenther, D. A., "Validation Results from Using NADSdyna Vehicle Dynamics Simulation," SAE Paper No. 970565, February 1997.
  
• Salaani, M. K., "Development and Validation of a Vehicle Model for the National Advanced Driving Simulator," Ph.D. Dissertation, The Ohio State University, June 1996.
  
• Salaani, M. K., "Vehicle Dynamics Modeling for the National Advanced Driving Simulator of a 1994 Ford Taurus GL,"
  
• Salaani, M. K. and Heydinger, G. J., "Vehicle Dynamics Evaluation for the National Advanced Driving Simulator of a 1994 Ford Taurus GL"

HEAVY VEHICLE RESEARCH PROGRAM

• NHTSA REPORT: Tractor Semitrailer Stability Objective Performance Test Research - Yaw Stability, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington DC, DOT HS 811 734, May 2013
  
  
• NHTSA REPORT: Test Track Lateral Stability Performance of Motorcoaches Equipped with Electronic Stability Control Systems, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington DC, DOT HS 811 633, April 2013
  
  
• NHTSA REPORT:  Experimental Measurement of the Stopping Performance of a Tractor-Semitrailer From Multiple Speeds, sponsored by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington DC, DOT HS 811 488, June 2011
  
  
• "NHTSA REPORT: Tire Pressure Monitoring System Tests for Medium and Heavy Trucks and Buses" DOT HS 811 314, June 2010
  
  
•  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Class 8 Tractor/Trailer Safety OutriggersDOT HS 811 289, April 2010
  
  
• NHTSA REPORT: "Class 8 Truck Tractor Braking Performance Improvement Study: Low Coefficient of Friction Performance and Stability Plus Parking Brake Evaluations of Four Foundation Brake Configuration".[PDF 850KB]
  
  
• NHTSA REPORT: "Class 8 Truck Tractor Braking Performance Improvement Study, Report 1, Straight Line Stopping Performance on a High Coefficient of Friction Surface". [PDF 2.6 MB]
  
  
• NHTSA Final Report: "Parking Brake Tests on Air-Braked Heavy Truck and Tractors - Minimum Initial Service Brake Pressure" [PDF 2.0MB]
  
  
• NHTSA Final Report: "S-Cam Brake Effectiveness Comparison Using Two Fixtures and Two Lining Types on a Single Inertia Dynomometer" [PDF 2.2MB]
  
  
• NHTSA Final Report: "Single-Unit Truck and Bus ABS Braking-In-a-Curve Performance Testing" and "Addendum"[PDF 20.7MB]