Vehicle Dynamics and Handling

Vehicle dynamics is the study of the forces and resulting motion that a vehicle experiences in use. Handling refers to a vehicle's response to the driver's inputs and the feedback that the driver receives from the vehicle. Knowledge in both areas is often critical to understanding the sequence of events leading to an accident. Our engineers have strong practical and theoretical experience with these concepts that allows us to explain and demonstrate their role in the accident. Issues related to vehicle dynamics and handling include:

• Acceleration
• Braking
• Steering and cornering
• Suspension
• Vehicle inertial properties
• Static and dynamic stability
• Tire behavior
• Steady state and transient behavior
• Responsiveness / Driver inputs and vehicle response
• Vehicle response to a component failure