Theory of road vehicle motion

In this lesson we will be covering the basics of trigonometry that we are going to use when decomposing forces in force analysis.

Quick example of a force being decomposed into it's vertical and horizontal component.

Introduction to the simple beam problem which you will have to know in order to do the same thing on a vehicle model.

In this lesson we see how to implement the simple beam principles from the last lesson on a vehicle model.

Vehicle model parked on an inclination.

In this lesson through the previous example of a vehicle on an inclination, we will see what are the parameters that influence the stability of the vehicle on such an inclination and this will be an intro to the assignment.

Quick introduction for the section that is going to go deep into what happens with elastic rubber tires on road vehicles.

In this lesson we will be learning what elastic hysteresis means and we will be talking about how we lose energy in tires that are constantly deforming.

This is a lesson which will make you understand rolling resistance and in which we will see the difference between deformation that happens while static and while rolling.

This is an introduction lesson for the 3 different situations that we are going to cover.

In this lesson we will be analyzing the forces that occur on a free spinning wheel, for example the rear wheels on a FWD vehicle.

In this lesson we will be looking at the forces on a drive wheel.

In this lesson we will be looking at a wheel on which we have braking engaged.

Introduction lesson on aerodynamics of vehicles.

In this lesson we will be covering the forces that we get out of air acting upon our vehicle body.

In this lesson we will be talking about the drag coefficient and we will be learning how we calculate drag of a vehicle.

Aerodynamic lift is the vertical component of our resultant aerodynamic force and is responsible for "lifting" the vehicle up.

A quick introduction lesson with some scenic views from BeamNG and a quick look at what will we actually be learning in this section.

Rolling resistance as one of the most important and dominant resistances.

In this lesson we will be going over some of the important factors that affect rolling resistance.

In this lesson we will be doing a quick recapitulation of the section on aerodynamics and we will be learning about the equation that we are going to use in the assignment.

Whenever there is an inclination, it is harder to pedal, walk, drive. Why is this and how can we represent this resistance through math that we can use to analyze the resistances to motion in the assignment.

In this quick lesson I will go through all of the stuff you need to know to start doing the assignment.