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Low Speed Acceleration of the Freightliner FLD-120 Tractor Truck

1999; Linguagem: Inglês

10.4271/1999-01-0092

2688-3627

Wesley D. Grimes, Charles P. Dickerson,

Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics

The time/distance relationship for a heavy truck starting from a stopped position is often needed to accurately assess the events leading up to a collision. A series of tests were conducted to document the low speed acceleration performance of a freightliner FLD-120 tractor truck. The tests included several load configurations and acceleration rates. The vehicle was instrumented with a DATRON speed sensor, and the engine RPM was also documented. This paper presents data from these tests, and discusses low speed acceleration profiles of heavy trucks. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD E201455.