Formulas for estimating vehicle critical speed from yaw marks - A review

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Sledge Jr , Nathaniel H ^a   Marshek, Kurt M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC DRAG; FRONT AXLES; VEHICLES;

AERODYNAMIC FORCES; BACKGROUND INFORMATION; CENTRIFUGAL FORCES; CORNERING STIFFNESS; ENGINEERING MECHANICS; FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; NEWTON'S SECOND LAW;

SPEED;

EID: 85072454950     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/971147     Document Type: Conference Paper

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