A coast down test method has been used to determine the resistance forces on running vehicle due to the aerodynamic drag, rolling resistance and driveline resistance. Most of the tests. however. are the tests based on the Velocity-Time measurements.&l...
A coast down test method has been used to determine the resistance forces on running vehicle due to the aerodynamic drag, rolling resistance and driveline resistance. Most of the tests. however. are the tests based on the Velocity-Time measurements.<br/>
which require a sophisticated velocity measuring device and contains much error by nature. In the present study a coast down test method based on Distance-Time measurements is introduced, which contains the original idea of Russian scientist Prof. Petrushov along with the suggestions for improvement of the accuracy.<br/>