TBCSTF1

TECSTF1

TINCC1

NTBLC1

VARINC

40

Card:  Field

Variable

Description

Original

Units

Default

Units

Metric Units

Optional Cornering Stiffness Table Inputs for V1

The control inputs for  vehicle braking/tractive force for vehicle No. 1 are entered as time history tables of Force as a function of time on card(s) 40. The first card for each Cornering Stiffness table is the table header card which describes the size and format for the input tables to follow.

Lb/rad

Lb/deg

N/deg

40:1

TBTQ1

Initial time for V1's cornering Stiffness inputs.

seconds

40:2

TETQ1

End time for V1's inputs

seconds

40:3

TINCQ1

Time increment for Cornering Stiffness inputs for V1. One value for CSTF is input  for each increment, so the size of TINCC1 determines the detail with which the Cornering Stiffness Variations can be described by the mathematical model. 

NOTE: If field 6 (VarInc1, Option Variable increment input) is set=1, then the definition of this variable is for the number of table inputs. Maximum 50.

Seconds

40:4

NTBLQ1

Normally = 0.0. If < 0.0, the program reads in and ignores the CSTF tables included following card #40.  (This option is to permit de-activating tables without having to delete the data in the tables.)

40:5

Not used

40:6

VARINC

(optional) Set =1.0 to indicate Variable time increment Table inputs. Field 4 is then used to indicate the number of inputs in the table.

The Table Header card is followed by tables containing the values for the Cornering Stiffness for Vehicle No. 1: RF, LF, RR &  LR tires  (and RRR & LRR for trailer option), one set of values per card,  and up to 50 table values.

The format for the tables is as follows:

(n is a sequence number starting at 1)

Time

CSTFRF1

CSTFLF1

CSTFRR1

CSTFLR 1

RRR1

LRR1

n

40