Wheel Flop Calculator

✖Trail is the distance between the point where the vertical load is applied and the point where the tire contacts the road surface in a racing car.ⓘ Trail [T_m]			+10% -10%
✖Head Angle is the angle between the direction of the tire's velocity and the direction of the tire's rotation in racing car tire behavior.ⓘ Head Angle [θ]			+10% -10%

✖Wheel Flop Factor is a measure of a tire's tendency to deform and lose contact with the track surface during high-speed cornering in racing cars.ⓘ Wheel Flop [f]

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Wheel Flop Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Wheel Flop Factor = Trail*sin(Head Angle)*cos(Head Angle)
f = T_m*sin(θ)*cos(θ)
This formula uses 2 Functions, 3 Variables

Functions Used

sin - Sine is a trigonometric function that describes the ratio of the length of the opposite side of a right triangle to the length of the hypotenuse., sin(Angle)
cos - Cosine of an angle is the ratio of the side adjacent to the angle to the hypotenuse of the triangle., cos(Angle)

Variables Used

Wheel Flop Factor - (Measured in Meter) - Wheel Flop Factor is a measure of a tire's tendency to deform and lose contact with the track surface during high-speed cornering in racing cars.
Trail - (Measured in Meter) - Trail is the distance between the point where the vertical load is applied and the point where the tire contacts the road surface in a racing car.
Head Angle - (Measured in Radian) - Head Angle is the angle between the direction of the tire's velocity and the direction of the tire's rotation in racing car tire behavior.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Trail: 10 Millimeter --> 0.01 Meter (Check conversion here)
Head Angle: 30 Degree --> 0.5235987755982 Radian (Check conversion here)

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

f = T_m*sin(θ)*cos(θ) --> 0.01*sin(0.5235987755982)*cos(0.5235987755982)

Evaluating ... ...

f = 0.00433012701892219

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

0.00433012701892219 Meter -->4.33012701892219 Millimeter (Check conversion here)

FINAL ANSWER

4.33012701892219 ≈ 4.330127 Millimeter <-- Wheel Flop Factor

(Calculation completed in 00.004 seconds)

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Wheel Flop Formula

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Wheel Flop Factor = Trail*sin(Head Angle)*cos(Head Angle)
f = T_m*sin(θ)*cos(θ)

What happens due to Wheel Flop?

Because wheel flop involves the lowering of the front end of a bicycle or motorcycle, the force due to gravity will tend to cause handlebar rotation to continue with increasing rotational velocity and without additional rider input on the handlebars.

How to Calculate Wheel Flop?

Wheel Flop calculator uses Wheel Flop Factor = Trail*sin(Head Angle)*cos(Head Angle) to calculate the Wheel Flop Factor, Wheel Flop formula is defined as a measure of the force exerted by a rotating wheel on the ground, taking into account the torque, angle of inclination, and frictional forces, providing a crucial parameter in the design and optimization of wheeled systems in various engineering applications. Wheel Flop Factor is denoted by f symbol.

How to calculate Wheel Flop using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Wheel Flop, enter Trail (T_m) & Head Angle (θ) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Wheel Flop calculation can be explained with given input values -> 4330.127 = 0.01*sin(0.5235987755982)*cos(0.5235987755982).

FAQ

What is Wheel Flop?

Wheel Flop formula is defined as a measure of the force exerted by a rotating wheel on the ground, taking into account the torque, angle of inclination, and frictional forces, providing a crucial parameter in the design and optimization of wheeled systems in various engineering applications and is represented as f = T_m*sin(θ)*cos(θ) or Wheel Flop Factor = Trail*sin(Head Angle)*cos(Head Angle). Trail is the distance between the point where the vertical load is applied and the point where the tire contacts the road surface in a racing car & Head Angle is the angle between the direction of the tire's velocity and the direction of the tire's rotation in racing car tire behavior.

How to calculate Wheel Flop?

Wheel Flop formula is defined as a measure of the force exerted by a rotating wheel on the ground, taking into account the torque, angle of inclination, and frictional forces, providing a crucial parameter in the design and optimization of wheeled systems in various engineering applications is calculated using Wheel Flop Factor = Trail*sin(Head Angle)*cos(Head Angle). To calculate Wheel Flop, you need Trail (T_m) & Head Angle (θ). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Trail & Head Angle and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

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