Approach angleis the maximum angle of a ramp onto which a vehicle can climb from a horizontal plane without interference.[1]It is defined as the angle between the ground and the line drawn between the front tire and the lowest-hanging part of the vehicle at the frontoverhang.[2][3]Departure angleis its counterpart at the rear of the vehicle – the maximum ramp angle from which the car can descend without damage. Approach and departure angles are also referred to asramp angles.[4]
Approach and departure angles are indicators ofoff-roadability of the vehicle: they indicate how steep of obstacles, such as rocks or logs, the vehicle can negotiate according to its body shape alone.[2]
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- ^"U.S. Code of Federal Regulations - CFR 523.2 - Title 49",Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR),Cornell University Law School,retrieved2014-12-04,
Approach angle means the smallest angle, in a plane side view of an automobile, formed by the level surface on which the automobile is standing and a line tangent to the front tire static loaded radius arc and touching the underside of the automobile forward of the front tire.
- ^Lane, Keith (2002).Automotive A-Z: Lane's Complete Dictionary of Automotive Terms.Veloce Publishing Ltd. p. 376.[dead link]
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edit- Approach and Departure AnglesatWhy High End?[dead link]
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