Explore five key factors influencing the dynamics performance of race cars with Mike Law, an experienced motorsport vehicle dynamicist. Law joins automotive engineering consultancy, Wavey Dynamics, to discuss the factors of powertrain, weight, driver, tyres and aerodynamics
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Lamborghini has developed the ‘monofuselage’, an aeronautics-inspired monocoque concept made entirely of carbon fibre. The chassis will feature in the LB744, the successor to the Aventador, with a 100% composite front structure, increased strength and torsional stiffness, and reduced weight
Delve into some of the LB744’s innovations, including how the ‘monofuselage’ aeronautics-inspired monocoque carbon fibre concept offers durability, torsional stiffness and weight reduction
The newly developed cubiX software – ZF’s first pure software product –controls all chassis systems to achieve a harmonious blend of smooth acceleration and braking, precise steering, and balanced damping. The intelligent networking of all chassis systems can enable optimally controlled longitudinal, lateral and vertical dynamics
How do you quantify a car being ‘fun to drive’, and how can you achieve integrated vehicle control development using driving simulators? Hiroki Sato, from Hitachi Astemo’s vehicle integrated control technology development department, discusses these topics and more
AB Dynamics has released RC 9.4, a major update of its Robot Controller Software, which is focussed on making ADAS testing more efficient
Automechanika Birmingham has produced the ‘Women in Automotive’ documentary to celebrate International Women’s Day and highlight some of the incredible females in the automotive industry. The guests give tips on how to be successful and offer advice to employers looking to diversify their workforce
Could this be the best day ever for a test driver? Watch how Lamborghini put the off-road-capable Huracán Sterrato through its paces at the Bianco Phanes ski resort in the Italian Alps, to assess its performance on snow and ice
The leading Italian race car manufacturer has acquired the AutoHawk system from VI-grade to expand its driving simulators with Hardware-in-the-Loop capabilities
The video and VBOX footage shows how the pure-electric Battista hyper GT became the world’s fastest accelerating production car during tests at India’s Natrax test facility