Traqmate User Manual V1.0
June 14, 2005
Copyright © 2005 Track Systems Technologies, LLC
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Vehicle Performance Comparison
Acceleration and Braking
A good way to evaluate horsepower is to draw a segment on a straight part of the track, in
between shift points. Then look at the Max Acceleration values in that segment. You can see the
difference in power between vehicles visually by looking at the slope of the lines in the Velocity vs
Distance Graph since the rate of gain of velocity is acceleration.
Similarly, by looking at the negative slope one can determine the strength of the brakes (and of
course the adhesion of the tires).
Slopes of
Lines Shows
Acceleration
Black Car Carrying
More Speed
Through Turns
Blue Car
Much Faster
Segment on
Straight
Acceleration Clearly Stronger
Brakes are
Comparable
Figure 32 - Acceleration and Braking
Lateral Gs
To evaluate the outer limits of chassis adhesion, the proven method is the skidpad. Traqmate is
an ideal tool for collecting and analyzing skidpad data.
Sustained
Lateral
Acceleration
Figure 33 - Skidpad Analysis
