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# Calculating Braking Torque for one wheel required to keep entire vehicle static on an incline (WSC regulation 2.21.10)
Static Friction
import math

#variables
m = 297 #kg
g = 9.81 #m/s^2
r_wheel = 0.55842792 #m
r_rotor_effective = 0.08575041111504 #m
mu = 0.42


ff_max = m*g*math.sin(0.191986) # python prefers
radian values instead of degrees
ff_bp = (ff_max*r_wheel)/r_rotor_effective 
f_clamp = ff_bp/mu 
t_brake_req = ff_bp * r_rotor_effective
t_brake_per_wheel = t_brake_req/2

print(f"Braking torque required per wheel is {t_brake_per_wheel}")

# Calculating Actual Braking Torque Achieved 

braking_radius_in = 3.376
lever_force_lbs = 16080

t_brake_actual = 2.69*braking_radius_in*lever_force_lbs
t_brake_nm = t_brake_actual*(0.11298482933333)

print(f'Theoretical braking torque generated per wheel is {t_brake_nm} N/m')