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lator requires the use of Javascript enabled and capable browsers. This calculator is designed to give an accurate projection istance of a normal passenger vehicle, based on data entered. There are three sections for data. The first has to do with vehicl d is the co-efficient of friction and the third is the stopping distance. You may enter data in any of the boxes above. The quan ed in the other unit fields within that section. Then click on the active text or the calculate box for either stopping distance or alculate that quantity. The quantities will not be forced to be consistent until you click on the quantity to be calculated. If the u may click on either calculate text or button to fill in default information. That information is NOT as of yet calculated until ving one or more empty fields is clicked. You may change the data in any field, one at a time and then click on either of the c ton areas. The calculations are extensive! As of October, 2007, we are scheduled to begin work of additional capability to thi that of Anti-Lock computer assisted disc brakes as opposed to conventional brakes.

te... As of September 2007, we are told that this calculator has been used in 17 court cases. If you are an attorney looking to ase do not request assistance from us. We don't have the time. Do the research to see if this has been used in a jurisdiction tha yours. Then and only then, we will assist you, at our normal technical time rates, if you wish to retain us. Information gathere s and public information released from the NTSB, General Motors, Ford Motors, Chrysler Corporation, various highway patr e, and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. To the best of our knowledge, it is a "one of a kind" calculator that is extre we neither have the manpower nor financial resources to authenticate the accuracy or validity. It is offered for use on the Inter vice "as is".

his calculation implies a stopping distance independent of vehicle mass and of driver reaction time. It also implies a quadrup istance with a doubling of vehicle speed. You may wish to evaluate our Vehicle Stopping Distance And Time Information ferent view point.

iment with trained drivers asked the drivers to stop a vehicle on signal by 1) locking the wheels and 2) stopping as fast as pos cking the wheels. On dry flat concrete, the stopping distances were very nearly the same. Both tests yielded coefficients of fr s with new tread on the surface. The coefficient of kinetic friction is considerably less on a wet surface, or similarly less than r in less than optimum conditions where the water can act as a lubricant. It is also noted (above) that worn tires have a consid efficient of kinetic friction than static friction.

Stopping Distance For A Vehicle

Assuming proper operation of the brakes on the vehicle, the minimum stopping distance for a vehicle is dete by the effective coefficient of friction between the tires and the road, and the driver's reaction time in a braki situation. The friction force of the road must do enough work on the car to reduce its kinetic energy to zero. I

wheels of the car continue to turn while braking, then static friction is operating, while if the wheels are lock sliding over the road surface, the braking force is a kinetic friction force only.

To reduce the kinetic energy to zero:

so the stopping distance is

Note that this implies a stopping distance independent of vehicle mass, and in this case, driver reaction time. implies a quadrupling of stopping distance with a doubling of vehicle speed.

Stopping Distance Calculation

For calculating minimum stopping distance, a value of 0.8 is a nominal value for the coefficient of static fric between good tires and a good road surface. Almost always, coefficients of kinetic friction are less, and are dramatically less for wet, icy, slick, sandy, dirty very smooth or oily surfaces. For many newer high perform tires with good tread, the coefficient of kinetic friction on a dry road surface may approach 0.8 if the braking prolonged as to cause tire melting. You may wish to plug in a smaller value such as .7 or .6 for a vehicle with normally driven and worn tires. Poor condition tires might yield .5 or .4 for a closer representation of friction

The stopping distance is given by: Develop expression

If the vehicle speed is v= ft/s = m/s = km/hr = mi/hr

and the coefficient of friction between the tires and the road is the stopping distance is d = m=
Clear Values

= ft.

ferent cars have different stopping power. The Mustang was built in the past with four wheel disc brakes which would help c ter at higher speeds.

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