I am surprised that I cannot find the equations I am looking for online. Does anyone have a suggestion as to where to find a comprehensive ground vehicle acceleration model?
The primary reason why I was looking for a more elegant solution is that the iterative solution I have created falls apart after only a couple hundred iterations. I have spent several hours looking for the cause of the crash without success.
I also posted this in one of the engineering forums, but it is essentially a math problem, so I thought I would post it here as well.
I am working on a model of a solar powered drag race.
The race: 250 meters, no incline, initial velocity = 0.
Classical physics gives us the following...
I am working on a model of a solar powered drag race.
The race: 250 meters, no incline, initial velocity = 0.
Classical physics gives us the following equations (ignores aero and rolling drag and wheel rotation):
Velocity as a function of time V = (2Pt/M)^.5
P = power, M = mass...