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 Academic Year:
| 2012/3 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Mechanical Engineering (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office) |
| Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
Semester 2 at Wiltshire College |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: The aims of this unit are to analyse the uses and applications in motorsport of vehicle simulation packages. This will include a study of the different types of simulation employed by motorsport teams, and the potential for the interaction between data gained from a simulation package with data gained empirically via data logging systems. The unit includes practical experience of using an industry-standard motorsport simulation program. Learning Outcomes: At the end of this unit students should be able to: * Describe how logged data is capable of developing a record of vehicle performance on a variety of events * Evaluate and compare a variety of sensors used to collect data for comparison with simulator data * Describe and evaluate the factors driving the adoption and development of simulation techniques * Justify and compare a representative range of simulator types currently used in motorsport, comparing their applications and the benefits gained from their use * Propose and critique how the use of simulation techniques might develop in the future and evaluate what potential benefits might accrue from this development * Evaluate the practical use of a simulation package to study the effect on simulated vehicle performance of specified engine or chassis alterations. Skills: During the unit students should gain the following skills: Intellectual: * Gathering, processing and analysing data (T,A) * Formulating outcomes (A) Professional: * Making decisions based on recorded data (A) * Making written presentation (A) Practical: * Experience using a simulator package and data logging products and sensors (T) Key: * Applying numerical techniques (A) * Interpreting data (A) * Using graphs and tables to present experimental results (A) Content: This unit includes: * Circuit and chassis simulator packages * Data logging systems. |
| Programme availability: |
LP30318 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
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