The main objective of the proposed research is to improve various stability and handling qualities (such as Roll Over stability, Lane Change maneuver stability etc) of military, off road, unmanned multi-body ground vehicles within as wide operating envelope as possible under the presence of uncertainty in vehicle model parameters as well as under various sensor, actuator and component faults. A...

In the years 1992 through 2001, 986 sport utility vehicle (SUV) drivers of ages 16 through 19 years were fatally injured in U.S. rollover crashes – 128 in the year 2001, the most recent year for which complete data exist in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). In these same years, 1,345 SUV drivers of ages 20-24 sustained fatal injuries in rollovers; of these, 326 occurred in the year...

Trauma is a leading cause of mortality for pediatric patients worldwide. An increase in pediatric trauma cases occurs during summer because of a change in schedule and an increased risk with recreational activities. This case report presents the anesthetic care and management of a 15-year-old female who was involved in a high-speed rollover motor vehicle accident. In this case, multiple emergin...

A 54-YEAR-OLD restrained driver was involved in a rollover motor vehicle crash and came to the emergency department complaining of shortness of breath, left pleuritic chest pain, and back pain. Her vital signs included the following: heart rate, 73 beats/ min; blood pressure, 172/102 mm Hg; and respirations, 18/min. Although the patient’s breath sounds were decreased on the left side, her oxyge...

OBJECTIVE To examine injuries sustained in noncombat motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) during Operation Iraqi Freedom by injury type, site, and severity. METHODS Three hundred and forty-eight military personnel injured in noncombat MVAs from March 2004-June 2007 were identified from clinical records completed near the point of injury. RESULTS On average, personnel suffered two injuries per acc...

The paper presents an application of neural networks to control braking torques on wheels of an articulated vehicle in an untripped rollover manoeuvre. The numerical model of the articulated vehicle and dynamic optimisation were used to calculate appropriate braking torques for each wheel in order to restore stability. The optimisation problem requires the equations of motion to be integrated a...

A model of lending is presented where loans are established in matches between banks (lenders) and entrepreneurs (borrowers) who meet in a search process. Projects turn out randomly a quick payoff or a long-term payoff that requires a rollover of the loan. The model generates, under proper parameter conditions, two steady states without or with rollover, and rollover is socially inefficient. Un...

In the realm of van design, researchers have been diligently working to enhance rollover crashworthiness while concurrently achieving lightweight body structures. Unlike front and side impacts, is impacted by a greater number structural dimensions material parameters. As such, this paper implements an unreplicated saturated factorial design conduct factor screening for vehicle crashworthiness. ...