MSCI 616 - Presentations - 2006

 

Date
Day
Name 1
Name 2
13 November Monday    
15 November Wednesday    
20 November Monday Phi Szajda - tire size Kevin Hirshberg - understeer
27 November Monday Chris Vaucher - tire pressure / Davd Carr - bump & rebound John Allen Gregroy - weight
29 November Wednesday Thanis Varnava - brake pads Brad - oversteer
13 December Wednesday Jeff Haydon - toe / Scott McBeath - bump steer Damen Hattori - camber

No class on Dec 4 or 6th

Topics

1.  Toe - what is it, how do you measure it, and what does it control ?

2.  Castor - what is it, how do you measure it, and what does it control?

3.  Camber - what is it, how do you measure it, and what does it control?

4.  Over steer - what is it and what are the causes?

5.  Under steer - what is it and what are the causes?

6.  Bump and re-bound - what are they and what are the effects of changing them?

7.  Bump steer - what is it, how do you measure it, and what effects does it?

8.  Tire pressure - how do you know if its right and why do you change it?

9.  Tire size - what effects the choice of width and what effects are there?

10. Weight - how does weight correlate with power?

11. Brake pad materials - what are they and what applications?

For each you will also need to talk about how to change the parameter on the Alfa!