Description:
| Aims: To give the student an appreciation of factors affecting vehicle dynamics, including ride comfort and handling.
Learning Outcomes: After taking this unit the student should be able to:
* Describe and analyse the operation of a vehicle suspension and predict vehicle ride behaviour and steady state handling performance.
* Explain the physical principles of road vehicle aerodynamic design.
Skills: Numeracy; problem solving; working independently.
Content: Disturbance and sensitivity.
Basic suspension systems.
System frequencies - bounce, pitch and roll.
Tyre behaviour. Front/rear suspensions - Springs and dampers.
Roll centre.
Load Transfer. Steady state handling characteristics.
Motorcycle Dynamics
Active Suspensions
Aerodynamic Design.
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