The J - turn maneuver is a path - following maneuver where a vehicle is driven on a test course consisting of a straight lane followed by a fixed
radius curve.
Using the equation A = V2 / R, where A is lateral acceleration, V is longitudinal velocity, and R is the radius of the curve, when driven in a fixed
radius curve, with a 45.7 - meter (150 - foot) radius, 0.4 g of lateral acceleration would be achieved at a forward velocity of approximately 48 km / h (30 mph).
When accelerating in a corner, the front axle load is reduced and therefore less lateral force can be transmitted to the tires: the vehicle understeers and is forced out onto a larger -
radius curve.
When your car goes around a curve, the outer wheels travel farther, say 101 feet for every 100 feet traveled by the inside wheel in a 500 - foot -
radius curve.
An hour later we've shaken clear of the traffic and entered a comparatively surreal world of beautifully engineered roads with paper - smooth surfaces, exquisite constant -
radius curves and wide - open sight lines.
The track is great, but during our test we don't find too many roads that are anything other than kitchen - lino smooth and with easy, constant -
radius curves, where any exist at all.
The distractions of sunny skies and coastal scenery make it possible to be surprised by decreasing -
radius curves with blind entrances, gravel scattered over the pavement, or the light, greasy glaze of sea mist lying down on the oil that rises to the surface from deep inside the road.
The headlight assemblies blend smoothly into the contour of the fender, and the fenders have large -
radius curves in order, to minimally disturb the air flowing around them.
The first edition had a 700 mm
radius curved profile, but the G Flex 2 can shift from anywhere from 400 mm to 700 mm; across the front, back, sides, and edges.
The overall tactility design is also similar to the Mate 9 with tight
radius curves on the back toward the edges of the phablet.
Not exact matches
The Fusion Tech
Radius Conveyor is designed to provide
curved conveyance of your product — whether on its own or as part of a larger conveyor system.
It means the
curves have to be a bigger
radius, which constrains much more fitting it into the landscape.
The disparity was less pronounced in the outer lanes where the
curve radius is not as great.
The
curve of the nanotube provides a way to tune the nanotubes» binding energy, according to the researchers, who determined that «ultrathin» nanotubes with a
radius between 7 and 10 angstroms would be ideal.
The first to turn up was a strangely
curved radius, a forearm bone.
By combining the stellar masses from the ETV study with the simultaneous light
curve analysis we determine the absolute
radii of the three stars.
We derived the
radii of the planets from the K2 light
curve and used high - precision radial velocities gathered with the HARPS - N spectrograph for mass measurements.
Light -
curve observations indicate that the object has an extremely oblong shape, with a length about ten times its width, and a mean
radius of about 102 metres assuming an albedo of 0.04.
The short fallback time derived from the light
curve requires an ultra-close encounter where the pericentre of the stellar orbit is deep within the tidal disruption
radius.
Until it starts to rain, until crosswinds enter the equation, or until the
radius of a sixth - gear eight - tenths
curve is a lot tighter than you remember it.
There's a section of New York's Taconic State Parkway in Putnam County that has a long, decreasing -
radius, downhill
curve and a passing lane that is particularly narrow, with the white line just inches from the rusty, banged - up center guardrail.
The riverside road isn't ideal because of its low speed limit and high number of cyclists, but the gentle path it traces along the river features
curves of various
radii and cambers that I enjoy tackling at any speed.
European Bureau Chief Georg Kacher drove an M5 prototype three months ago and wrote, «Not only does this new M5
curve and carve through
radii at whatever degree of ostentatiousness that appeals to you most, it also slides and swings out of corners with raw urge and determination.
Engine is running at 2500 rpm, looking this up on the
curve gives engine torque of 448 Nm (= 330 ft lbs) Gear ratio (first gear): 2.66 Differential ratio: 3.42 Transmission efficiency: 0.7 (guess) Wheel
radius: 0.34 m (= 13.4 inch) Mass: 1500 kg (= 3300 lbs of weight) including the driver.
Understeer, which denotes a car's tendency to exit the
curve by following a trajectory whose
radius is longer than the corner's.
Depending on the
radius of the
curve, the energy generated by the inside wheel is recovered electrically and applied to the outside wheel to self - generate torque necessary for the vehicle to make the turn.
With less steering wheel angle required, the Aventador S is more agile with a reduced turning
radius, ensuring higher performance in
curves and making it easy to maneuver in town and at low speeds.
The quattro permanent four - wheel - drive system and high - tech chassis with electric ride height adjustment are a recipe for driving pleasure on all terrain and in any
curve radius.
In fast
curves, it literally pushes the RS performance models into the
radius.
These ensured that the system met the intended functionality: corrective steering was applied and the car stays within the intended lane for the full range of speeds and bend
radiuses for which the system was designed; and, conversely, the system deactivated in
curves below the design
radius, and where the driver appears not be steering the vehicle.
This would then lead to controlled oversteering and a smaller
radius of the
curve.
The car responded to the evenly spaced
curves with their constant
radii and clear views of what was coming ahead.
Inserting the specified lateral acceleration levels and the
radius of the
curve, the agency's lateral acceleration thresholds converted to maximum speed thresholds of 29 mph and 28 mph at 3.0 and 4.0 seconds, respectively.
However, because the
radius of the
curved portion of the track is fixed, these lateral acceleration thresholds can be related to speed thresholds using the formula A = V2 / R, where A is the lateral acceleration, V is the vehicle's forward speed, and R is the
radius of the
curve.
Same as its predecessor, the Android phone also sports a
curved body, but the new model has a more harmonious
curve range from a
radius of 400 mm to 700 mm across the front, back, sides and top - to - bottom edges, and new Self Healing back is capable of repairing scratches in ten seconds instead of its predecessor's three minutes.
Despite AUO describing the screen as «unbreakable», the firm made a said the screen's «
curved radius» reaching 100 mm.
Likewise, there is a tight fit between the
radius and the ulna, with the
curve of the coronoid process continuing in an unbroken arc forming the articular top surface of the
radius.
This increases the
radius of curvature and gets around the Köhler
curve problem.
«Light -
curve observations indicate that the object has an extreme oblong shape, with a 10:1 axis ratio and a mean
radius of 102 ± 4 m,»
LG said that the body is a combination of multiple
curves ranging from 400 mm to 700 mm
radius, making for an «immersive» experience.
The 5.71 ″ QHD (2560 x 1312) display has
radiused corners that go alongside the phone's
curves, giving it a distinct look.
The 5.7 - inch Super AMOLED display
curves inwards from the sides, with the
radius of the
curve measuring 40 centimeters.
The OnePlus 5T boasts a 80.5 % screen - to - body ratio, with minimally
curved corners (the
radius of curvature is smaller than what's found on devices like the Galaxy Note 8 and Galaxy S8, for example).
To be more specific, the
curved surface of the cover glass has 57 circle
radius curvature (57R).
According to the publication, the G4 will have a display with a curvature
radius of 3000 mm along the Y - axis, which makes it a rather subtle
curve compared to the 700 mm
curve radius of the G Flex 2.