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Introduction to Vehicle Dynamics
What I will learn?
- How a vehicle works looking into chasis and tyres
- All the vehicle components that affect vehicle dynamics
- What types of suspension and how to select components
- Understanding of tyres and all their adjustments
- All the variables that can be adjusted in a race car
- Setup procedure
Course Curriculum
Course summary
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Course objetives
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Introduction to the topics we will cover
Terms and basic concepts
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What is vehicle dynamics?
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Basic concepts
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Longitudinal, lateral and vertical dynamics
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Areas of analysis
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Vehicle kinematics
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Grip: What does it depend on?
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Car balance in corners
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Simulators and test rigs
Physics in Vehicle Dynamics
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Newton´s laws
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Forces acting on a race car
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Suspension calculation
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Weight transfer
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Roll stiffness
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Cornering
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Combined acceleration
Chassis
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Types of chassis and materials
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Characteristics of race car chassis
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Weight optimization
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Integration with suspension systems
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Chassis geometry
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Chassis kinematics
Suspension design
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Components of a suspension system
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Types of suspension systems
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Elastic elements
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Shock absorbers
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Introduction to geometry: Adjustability
Suspension geometry
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Geometry in suspension design
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Center of Gravity (CoG)
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Motion ratio (Dampers and Springs)
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Roll center / Roll axis
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Pitch center: Anti-Squat
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Pitch Center: Anti-Dive
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Camber gain
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Scrub Radius
Brakes
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Introduction to brakes
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Components of a braking system
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Characteristics of braking systems
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Brake balance
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Braking phase weight transfer
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Trail braking
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Brake-by-wire
Steering system
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Introduction to steering systems
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Characteristics of the steering systems
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Understeer vs Oversteer
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Steering geometry
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Ackermann vs Anti-Ackermann
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King Pin / Torque Steer / Bump Steer
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Toe-in and Toe-out
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Steer-by-wire
Tyres
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The tyre
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Grip
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Tyre construction
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Tyre characteristics
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Physics applied to the tyre
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Blistering
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Graining
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Modeling
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Tyre testing
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How to define and adjust pressures
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Temperature vs Pressure relationship
Setup
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Introduction to race car setup
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Chassis
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Suspension adjustments
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Tyre adjustments
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Aerodynamics
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Braking system
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Driver
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Setup procedure
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Setdown procedure
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LevelIntermedio
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Duration8 horas
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Last Updated16/06/2025
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Requirements
- PC Laptop with internet access
Target Audience
- Race engineers
- Data engineers
- Systems engineers
- Performance engineers
- Engineering students
- Motorsport enthusiasts
- Car mechanics