Straight Line Braking
A Straight line Braking event simulates a vehicle slowing in a straight line.
The steering wheel is normally held fixed. The Altair Driver applies torque at the wheels to slow the vehicle and appropriate output requests are included. A plot template is available to the plot the results.
Figure 1.
The parameters available in the Straight Line Braking event is detailed in the following
table:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Velocity | Initial vehicle velocity (meters/sec). |
| Desired acceleration | Deceleration in g’s. |
| End time | Absolute end time of the event, in seconds. |
| Print interval | Data is output to the plot files and graphics file at this time interval (seconds). |
Reference
ISO +21994-2007 - Passenger cars - Stopping distance at straight-line braking with ABS - Open loop test method.