Braking Study of a Tractor-semitrailer |
Contents
Physical Characteristics of the Model | 7 |
Appendix | 15 |
The Analysis of Tire Forces | 22 |
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16 STADOT 21 STADOT 32 MAINPROG 33 a₁ angular articulation angle ASOLVE AXLE 15 AXLE 26 AXLE 9 AXLE FORCES brake forces brake pumping technique brake torques braking study circumferential force circumferential friction coefficient COMPUTE CONTINUE AXLE D₁ d₂ deceleration DMAX drive tire equations experimental test fifth-wheel friction ellipse ft-lbs inertia inputs ITERATION left drive wheel MAINPROG 20 MAINPROG 22 MAINPROG MAINPROG MAINPROG Mikulcik NCOUNT NFLAG no-skid PRINT proportional braking PUMPER R₁ R₂ radians right drive wheel roll semitrailer wheels shown in Figure simulation SKID slip angle SLMAX SOLVE sprung mass STADOT 16 STADOT 18 STADOT STADOT 21 STADOT STADOT 22 STADOT 9 STADOT STADOT Standard braking stopping distance SUBROUTINE SUSPEN suspension vertical SYMBOL WHEEL NUMBER tire forces tire side forces tire slip TIREDATA TIRELOAD tractor tractor drive tractor-semitrailer TSTEP vector vehicle speed wheel speeds WHEEL VELOCITIES