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Basic Vehicle Dynamics

Thursday, March 26, 2015 By Tony Scotti 3 Comments

Vehicle Dynamics

Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion Remember from high school “for every action there is an opposite and equal reaction”. If there is a force pushing on the Center of Gravity (CG) of the vehicle, there has to be an equal and opposite force pushing back – that force pushing back is created by the friction the […]

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An interesting article from Law Officer Technology – A Black Box for Police Vehicles

Tuesday, March 17, 2015 By Tony Scotti Leave a Comment

The article is titled – Under The Microscope – Black box driver data technology that could save lives & careers The article states that the device can measure “ the frequency of heavy braking or acceleration events, traction control, ABS and even the yaw rate of the vehicle in cornering maneuvers. The list of data […]

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