Measurement of the projected frontal area of vehicles : a new contour-tracking laser device in comparison to other methods.

Author(s)
Beeck, M.A. & Stoffregen, B.
Year
Abstract

The determination of a vehicle's drag coefficient requires measurements of its aerodynamic resistance and its projected frontal area with high measuring accuracies. The paper gives a description of optical methods for measuring projected areas and details a laser reflection system which operates on a principle similar to that of a light- barrier system but in a reflection mode.

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B 28446 (In: B 28442) /91 / IRRD 819827
Source

In: Automotive Aerodynamics: An update. Proceedings of the International Congress and Exposition Detroit, Michigan, February 23- 27, 1987, p.67- 73, 2 ref. SAE Paper No. 870246.

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