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This three day seminar is dedicated to vehicle design, tes� ng, data
acquisi� on, and applied vehicle dynamics theory. A unique opportunity
to gather knowledge and methodology you need to win in 2013!
+1 303 752 1562 www.optimumg.com [email protected]
Applied Vehicle Dynamics Seminar
1 303 752 1562 www.optim
Register Today!
May 12-14, 2013
East Lansing, Michigan
Pricing Information:
Before April 12Group of 3 or more: $505
Individual Price: $575
After April 12Group of 3 or more: $595
Individual Price: $700
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The seminar was brilliant. I have spent many hours trying to understand the material on texts such as Mil-liken and Millken and Tune to win by Carroll Smith. I feel through these texts I was developing a sound understanding of vehicle dynamics and car design. However, a� ending Optimum G seminar has allowed me to link each aspect together which will allow me to design a complete package in future years.
Craig Innes, University of Wollongong, Australia
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Understand how and why grip, balance and driver feedback are infl uenced
by the forces and moments generated by the � re contact patches. See how
� re models can be used to develop car design and setup. Review/Evalu-
ate best prac� ces for � re pressures, temperatures and visual inspec� on.
A� er a review of fundamental aerodynamics, this sec� on will focus
on the understanding of aero-maps, sta� c and dynamic ride height
se� ngs and how to integrate them into the design of a suspension.
This part of the seminar explains why wrong kinema� cs cannot be “patched”
by adjus� ng springs, an� roll bars and dampers. Theories – as well as � ps and
tricks – on sta� c and dynamic camber, toe, KPI, caster, Ackermann, roll and
pitch axis will be shared for race car designers and race engineers. Then, see
how to tune the suspension kinema� cs to get the most effi cient use of the � res.
Understand how suspension kinema� cs, springs, an� roll bars and
� re ver� cal s� ff ness infl uence the � res ver� cal dynamic load, car
grip and balance with step by step theory and a guided exercise.
The knowledge acquired in previous chapters will be combined to
defi ne and predict the balance of the car. Understand and quan� fy
the infl uence that car design and setup parameters have on the car
understeer and oversteer characteris� cs, with numeric examples.
A� er a brief descrip� on of damper technology, this part
of the seminar will focus on how damper se� ngs have an
infl uence on � re load, � re load consistency, racecar per-
formance and driver percep� on of the car performance.
Several racecar engineers have confi rmed this chapter gave them many
new and useful ideas on car design and tes� ng. A smart combina� on of
vehicle dynamics theory and driver experimental feedback will help to suc-
cessfully defi ne parameters such as kinema� cs, springs, an� roll bars and
dampers. This knowledge will help to considerably diminish the amount
of � me spent in tes� ng by making sense of simple simula� on tools.
Learn the methods that make Op� mumG’s consul� ng customers win rac-
es and championships. The exclusive Yaw moment method will help race
engineers to close the loop between � re, car and driver by qualifying and
quan� fying the essen� al parameters of grip, balance, control and stability.
Learn the Key Performance Indicator (KPI) method used to make
sense of large amounts of acquired data while quickly and effi ciently
measuring, comparing and analyzing car and driver performance.
Kinematics
Tires
Understeer &
Oversteer Defi nition
Steady State
Weight Transfer
Aerodynamics
Damper, Ride &
Transient Weight Transfers
Simulation
Data Acquisition
Covered Topics
+1 303 752 1562 www.optimumg.com [email protected]
Several racecar engineers have con
new and useful ideas on car design
vehicle dynamics theory and driver e
cessfully defi ne parameters such a
Car Design, Tuning,
Modifi cation and Chassis Setup
