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When computing the performance of a vehicle in longitudinal motion  (maximum speed, gradeability, fuel consumption, braking, etc.), the vehicle is modelled as a rigid body, or in an even simpler way, as a point mass.
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In the present section on longitudinal dynamics, a complete symmetry with respect to the xz plane is assumed: The loads on each wheel are respectively \(F_{z_{1}}/2\) and \(F_{z_{2}}/2\) for the front and the rear wheels. To simplify the equations, the x-axis is assumed to be parallel to the road surface.
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This assumption holds only as a first approximation, since it does not take into account the dependence of f on the driving or braking conditions or other variables.
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M. Bencini, Dinamica del veicolo considerato come punto, Tamburini, Milano, 1956.
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To interpolate directly on the specific fuel consumption has little meaning, since the latter tends to infinity on the \(\Omega \)-axis.
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K. S. Hariharan, P. Tagade, S. Ramachandran, Mathematical Modeling of Lithium Batteries: From Electrochemical Models to State Estimator Algorithms, Springer, New York, 2018.
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Genta, G., Morello, L. (2020). Driving Dynamic Performance. In: The Automotive Chassis . Mechanical Engineering Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35709-2_23
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