Computer simulation of vehicle performance

[stevesingo]

With this software, can you do a coast down from peak speed to calculate the power to overcome the total of the road friction and the aero load?

[Pumaracing]

It's possible but highly sensitive to even small gradients and any head or tail winds.

[stevesingo]

Saw this and thought it was interesting.

http://www.dynomet.dk/en_portableroaddyno.htm

[stevieturbo]

stevesingo said:

Saw this and thought it was interesting.

http://www.dynomet.dk/en_portableroaddyno.htm

the likes of some of the VBox stuff can sort of do that anyway after you tell it some vehicle data