Truck Speed Profiles

Autor: Bester, Christo J.
Zdroj: Transportation Research Record; January 2000, Vol. 1701 Issue: 1 p111-115, 5p
Abstrakt: The speed profiles of trucks in rolling and mountainous terrain are important when assessing design consistency of highways. A method is described for calculating speed profiles for trucks on a vertical alignment. It proceeds from the assumption that acceleration of a truck is a linear function of its speed. The main advantage of the method is that a speed profile can be calibrated for a specific population of trucks. A few examples are given.
Databáze: Supplemental Index