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Contents

1. Introduction.


2. Types of Motions of Vehicles.


3. Motion of a Vehicle Along a
   Level Track when the
   Tractive Force Passes
   Through its Centre of
   Gravity.


4. Motion of a Vehicle Along a
   Level Track when the
   Tractive Force Passes
   Through a Point Other than
   its Centre of Gravity.


5. Driving of a Vehicle.


6. Braking of a Vehicle.


7. Motion of Vehicles on an
   Inclined Plane.

Motion of

Vehicles

32.1.INTRODUCTION

We have already discussed in the chapter on

Laws of Motion about the force, that causes motion of

rigid bodies in a straight line. Similarly, in the chapter

on Kinetics of Motion of Rotation, we have discussed

about the force, that causes the motion of rotation of

rigid bodies.

The principles of both these chapters are put

together to study the motion of vehicles. It may be noted

that the motion of wheels (which is governed by the

engine) forms a part of the kinetics of motion of

rotation. And the motion of the body forms a part of

the kinetics of motion.

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