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with the undepressed accelerator (gas) pedal (see Figure 3.3). SAE standard J1100 denes
it as “a point on the shoe located at the intersection of the heel of shoe and the depressed
oor covering, when the shoe tool (specied in SAE J826 or J4002) is properly positioned
(essentially, with the ball of foot (BOF) contacting the lateral centerline of the undepressed
accelerator pedal, while the bottom of shoe is maintained on the pedal plane).”
2. The pedal plane angle (A47) is dened as the angle of the accelerator pedal plane in the
side view measured in degrees from the horizontal (see Figure ...