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Citation

Ervin RD, Winkler CB. Int. J. Veh. Des. 1988; 9(4-5): 423-437.

Affiliation

Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, Inderscience Publishers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A method for calculating the probability of wheel lock occurring during braking with passenger cars is presented. The method combines (1) the probability distribution of vehicle deceleration during braking, (2), the probability distribution of tyre-road friction exhibited by the general road system, and (3) the braking efficiency level of the vehicle, to predict the probability of the occurrence of wheel lockup during a given braking event. Results are presented employing the constituent probability data available in the open literature. These results predict that lockup events are very rare for typical drivers operating vehicles of 80% braking efficiency or better.

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