Longitudinal acceleration definition

Longitudinal acceleration means the component of the vector acceleration of a point in the vehicle in the x-direction. The longitudinal acceleration is positive in the direction of forward vehicle travel.

Examples of Longitudinal acceleration in a sentence

  • Examples in the vehicle dynamic control field are: o Dynamic driving state  Speed  Longitudinal acceleration  Lateral acceleration  …  Overtaking  Braking  Lane change  … o Driver condition  Attention level  Hands on steering  … - Environmental conditions  selection of the factors related to environmental variables to be considered for situation analysis and hazard identification.

  • Examples in the vehicle dynamic control field are: o Dynamic driving state ✓ Speed ✓ Longitudinal acceleration ✓ Lateral acceleration ✓ … o Manoeuvres ✓ Curve ✓ Overtaking ✓ Braking ✓ Lane change ✓ … o Driver condition ✓ Attention level ✓ Hands on steering ✓ … - Environmental conditions € selection of the factors related to environmental variables to be considered for situation analysis and hazard identification.