Read the full guide to learn:
- What Slip Angle is and why it matters in vehicle dynamics testing.
- The difference between Body Slip Angle and Tyre Slip Angle.
- How slip angle changes depending on where it is measured on the vehicle.
- How the bicycle model explains understeer, oversteer and vehicle balance.
- How Body Slip Angle and Tyre Slip Angle are calculated.
- How VBOX DYNAMICS DUO delivers accurate slip angle measurements.
Measure Slip Angle with VBOX
Understanding slip angle is one thing. Measuring it accurately requires both precise position data and detailed vehicle motion measurements.
A VBOX 4 Dynamics data logger combined with a VBOX IMU05 inertial sensor provides the accuracy needed to capture body slip and tyre slip during vehicle development, handling assessments and motorsport testing.
VBOX 4 Dynamics
One half of the Dynamics Duo - a high-accuracy GNSS data logger that measures course-over-ground directly, giving a single, consistent reference for vehicle motion under real test conditions.
IMU05
The other half - an inertial measurement unit that bridges the gaps GNSS alone can't reach, delivering pitch, roll, body heading and slip angle directly, without estimation or post-processing.
