Emergency Braking Response
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51501/jotnafe.v6i1.440Abstract
This paper discusses the theory of emergency braking as it applies to the 1986 Skid Test conducted by the Georgia Public Safety Training Center. In this paper, the mathematical equation for emergency braking is developed in terms of the drag forces which bring a vehicle to rest. This equation is reduced to its statistically significant elements. The coefficients of drag developed in the Skid Test are presented. The difference between the coefficients of drag for a passenger automobile and a tractor-trailer is then discussed in terms of the difference in weight distribution on the individual axles of the vehicles.
Published
1989-01-01
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Draper, Stephen E. 1989. “Emergency Braking Response”. Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers 6 (1). https://doi.org/10.51501/jotnafe.v6i1.440.
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