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2021 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Vehicle Dynamics and Performance
Author : Yimin Gao
Published in: Electric, Hybrid, and Fuel Cell Vehicles
Publisher: Springer New York
Abstract
Braking forces
The forces acting on the contact area of the running wheels and ground, generated by the brake system.
Braking performance
The vehicle behavior underlying braking, braking distance, and direction stability.
Braking system
A vehicle subsystem that is used to slow the vehicle quickly.
Fuel consumption
Fuel consumed in unit traveling distance.
Power plants
The machines that supplies power for propelling vehicle.
Tractive effort
The thrust force acting on the contact area of running wheels and ground that push the vehicle forward.
Transmissions
Mechanical devices that transmit the powers of the power plants to vehicle wheels.
Vehicle performance
The capability of a vehicle, in terms of speed, acceleration, and gradeability.
Vehicle resistance
The forces that is against the vehicle motion.
