#Coefficient/Friction
11-Jul-94 21:44:36
Sb: #112226-#Coefficient/Friction
Fm: Paul Kakert 73751,3241
To: Yost Group 76702,413
I'll call them. Hope it comes out soon and can help me. Wondering if anyone
would volunteer info on how they have dealt with a similar situation. I was
thinking that with the TEMPO routine I could do this case but now I wonder. I
have a case involving a collision where a car pulled out in front of another
car driving on the highway. Want to show that regardless of the speed of the
car on the highway (say 55 vs. 65 mph) that the wreck would have happened
anyway. Now I'm not so sure I can do this. How can I figure out the stopping
distance at 55 vs. 65 with the software I have. I know that I can show (with
TEMPO) that if no brakes are applied moving 65 vs 55 would get you there
sooner, but not sure how to work in the applying of the brakes (hum???) Any
ideas out there?
I guess I need info from the reconstructionist who did the coefficient
readings, etc. Wonder if he could tell me based on his numbers, the amount of
time to stop at the different speeds, then I could plug that into the length of
the animation along with the known distance the vehicle did travel and I would
have a valid demonstration. Make sense? I'm just thinking out loud here, hoping
to get any insight from someone.
Thanks for lending an ear.
Paul