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Acceleration and braking

Diagram: Wheel loads on a bogie Acceleration and braking

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Input

Mass
WW
Acceleration due to gravity
gg
Distance from the front wheel to the centre of gravity
LfL_f
Distance from the rear wheel to the centre of gravity
LrL_r
Wheelbase
LL
Velocity
vv
Height
hh
Acceleration / deceleration time
Δt\Delta t

Result

Reaction at the front wheel
RfR_f
Reaction at the rear wheel
RrR_r
Acceleration and braking — Bogie Wheel Load Calculator | Updraft - Mechanical Engineering Calculators