A general model has been developed for finding vehicle response as a result of various acceleration or brake processes when it goes along a straight line. All important properties of vehicles such as: location of the center of gravity; moments and products of inertia of sprung mass; wheel mass; spring and damping constants of tires; spring and damping constants of suspension systems; wind effect; car dimensions; tire size; etc. have been included. The output of this computer program will predict instantaneous velocity of the vehicle, as well as acceleration, distance it travels; all wheel deflections, and deflection rates; all suspension deflections, and deflection rates; vertical tire forces, load distribution; and the point at which it begins to skid for either front wheel drive, rear wheel drive or four wheel drive. It also gives the effect of all physical properties mentioned above to the vehicle response during acceleration or brake processes. (Author)
The Skidding of Vehicles, A Dynamic Analysis
1970
37 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Industrial Safety Engineering , Road Transportation , Laboratory & Test Facility Design & Operation , Skid resistance , Towed vehicles , Pavements , Mathematical models , Mechanical tests , Friction , Shock absorbers , Damping , Vehicle wheels , Static loads , Dynamic loads , Tires , Deflection , Computerized simulation