Abstract
Due to the continuously increasing stock of passenger cars, the ecological problems as a consequence thereof, and the constantly rising costs for gasoline, the desire for vehicles with less fuel consumption is growing. At the same time the spot of less security, reduced comfort, and poor everyday qualification is adhering to these vehicles. In search of possibilities for reducing the fuel consumption with regard to the vehicle design, till now the air drag coefficient (c w) was considered to be the measure of all things. Just as much, however, the frontal cross-sectional area of the vehicle has just as much influence and could also, if reduced, lead to a fewer fuel consumption. Though it cannot be reduced to any desirable value without touching the driver's comfort. Therefore, it is of interest to what extent the driving comfort is depending on the frontal cross-sectional area and if other controlling means have positive consequences on the frontal cross-sectional area.
Translated title of the contribution | 1-litre-car and anthroprometric design |
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Original language | German |
Pages (from-to) | 255-268+531 |
Journal | VDI Berichte |
Issue number | 1653 |
State | Published - 2001 |