OBJECTIVE METRICS FOR VEHICLE HANDLING AND STEERING AND THEIR CORRELATIONS WITH SUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENTS

• Published in: International journal of automotive technology pp. 777 - 794
• Main Authors: G. L. GIL GÓMEZ, M. NYBACKA, E. BAKKER, L. DRUGGE
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 한국자동차공학회 01.10.2016
• Subjects: 자동차공학
• ISSN: 1229-9138; 1976-3832
• DOI: 10.1007/s12239−016−0077−y

−This paper focuses on increasing the available knowledge about correlations between objective metrics and subjective assessments in steering feel and vehicle handling. Linear and non-linear correlations have been searched for by means of linear regression and neural network training, complemented by different statistical tools. For example, descriptive statistics, the t-distribution and the normal distribution have been used to define the 95% confidence interval for expected subjective assessments and their mean, which makes it possible to predict the subjective rating related to a given objective metric and its area of confidence. Single- and multi-driver correlations have been investigated, as well as how the use of different databases and different vehicle classes affects the results. A method for automatizing the search for correlations when using the driver-by-driver strategy is also explained and evaluated. Ranges of preferred objective metrics for vehicle dynamics have been defined. Vehicles with characteristics within these ranges of values are expected to receive a higher subjective rating when evaluated. Finally, linear correlations between objective metrics have been studied, linear dependency between objective metrics has been identified and its consequences have been presented. KCI Citation Count: 5