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CMVRTC: Development of Brake Performance Testing for Truck Platoons

.auto-style1 { text-align: center; } Goal: To research the variability of brake performance in truck platoon operations and to provide a new dataset of brake performance data to truck platoon technology providers and to State and Federal agencies. Background: To date, truck platoon...

CMVRTC: Continued Analysis of PBBT Brake Performance Evaluation Data

.auto-style1 { text-align: center; } Goal:To continue gathering Level 1 brake performance stroke measurements and correlate those stroke measurements with performance-based brake tester (PBBT) brake force measurements on each wheel end and for the total vehicle.Background:Currently the PBBT...