Racers, race teams, and manufacturers at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show have the unique opportunity to learn from international leaders about how vehicle dynamics and data acquisition can be used to influence a car’s performance, during a three-day seminar on Monday-Wednesday, December 5-7, 2016, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
 
Titled “Vehicle Dynamics & Data Acquisition Seminar,” the seminar is presented by top engineer Claude Rouelle at OptimumG. Rouelle will uncover the mystery behind vehicle dynamics and data acquisition, explaining why today’s most competitive racers are integrating the system into their race strategies.

Topics to be covered include: tires; aerodynamics; kinematics; steady state weight transfer; shocks, ride, and transient weight transfers; data acquisition; and car design, tuning modification and chassis setup.
 
The content will be presented in three parts:
 

1. Part One begins with a discussion on the fundamentals of vehicle dynamics, including a review of definitions and terminology to avoid any confusion due to different automotive cultures or habits. The discussions moves onto tires, and why and how much the grip, balance and performance of a car is decided by the contact patch forces and deflections. Aero maps, gurney flaps and static and dynamic ride height settings of aerodynamics will also be discussed. 
2. Part Two includes a discussion about the forces in suspension stiffness choice. As the discussion moves into kinematics, participants will learn about setting up and designing suspension. Participants will also learn how the elastic and geometric weight transfers affect the balance of the car, as steady state basics and weight transfers are explained.
3. Part Three dives into the yaw moment diagram methodology, which explains how aerodynamics, roll centers, anti-roll bars and spring stiffness influence the balance of the car as well as its control and stability.

The seminar wraps up with data acquisition and new ways to use the data to enhance and understand vehicle performance.
 
As part of the PRI Show activities that help make up Race Industry Week, the seminar takes place at the Indiana Convention Center, in Room 245. Cost to attend is $1625. To sign up or learn more, visit www.pri2016.com.