Kinetic Energies Involved in Racing Facility Design

2002-01-3344

12/02/2002

Event
Motorsports Engineering Conference & Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
The various forms of professional and amateur motor sports all require barriers, fences and deceleration/run-off areas for driver and spectator safety. We examine the translational and rotational kinetic energies involved for various types of race vehicles, and present some comparisons to typical energies encountered in everyday situations. Stopping distance vs. deceleration rates are also calculated, and some simplified trajectory analyses are performed for parts potentially launched during racing accidents.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-3344
Pages
9
Citation
Metz, L., "Kinetic Energies Involved in Racing Facility Design," SAE Technical Paper 2002-01-3344, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-3344.
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Publisher
Published
Dec 2, 2002
Product Code
2002-01-3344
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English