On modelling bicycle power for velodromes: Part II Formulation for individual pursuits
Popular Physics
2021-03-18 v4
Abstract
We model the instantaneous power on a velodrome--as applied to individual pursuits and other individual time trials--taking into account its straights, circular arcs, and connecting transition curves. The forces opposing the motion are air resistance, rolling resistance, lateral friction and drivetrain resistance. We examine the constant-cadence and constant-power cases, and discuss their results, including an examination of an empirical adequacy of the model. We also examine changes in the kinetic and potential energy.
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@article{arxiv.2009.01162,
title = {On modelling bicycle power for velodromes: Part II Formulation for individual pursuits},
author = {Len Bos and Michael A. Slawinski and Raphaël A. Slawinski and Theodore Stanoev},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2009.01162},
year = {2021}
}
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20 pages, 22 figures