Online Motorsport Chassis Dynamics Oxford Brookes University

Mike M · Post 17 Oct 2007, 15:18

Hi,

Some of you may be interested to learn that Oxford Brookes will shortly be launching an online (post-graduate-level) Motorsport Chassis Dynamics which has been developed with the key help of senior staff at RenaultF1 and Williams F1.

It covers six areas, namely an Introduction to Chassis Dynamics, Tyres, Vehicle Dynamics, Suspension Dynamics, Suspension Kinematics, with a final module on SIMPAK, developed by Intec. ADAMs simulation features heavily throughout the course. There is also an optional intensive boot-camp-style practical session held at our new Motorsport Engineering Centre, where you get to set-up and race our Formula Renault, then analyse it on our Multimatic four-post rig. It will be going live in the New Year. A course flyer can be viewed at:

http://www.msportknowledge.ac.uk/

We also have a similar format Data Acquisition course, developed with the key help of Pat Symonds and Adam Carter at RenaultF1, and Peter Jackson and Chris Nelson at MoTeC. MoTeC are also supporting the course by providing equipment for the optional practical session, and a guest lecturer. Once again, the Formula Renault car is used.

Anyway, hope this is of interest, and drop me a line if you require more info.

scarbs · Post 17 Oct 2007, 16:05

Wow... that will fit in with the day job, But I couldnt find the motorsport chassis dynamics course details on the website..?

Ciro Pabón · Post 17 Oct 2007, 18:41

Neither could I. Nice site, thanks Mike M and welcome. May you have spare time around here...

checkered · Post 18 Oct 2007, 00:09

Will this be a

one time deal, or will it be a recurring course? Nice to see motorsport related education moving online, too.

Mike M · Post 18 Oct 2007, 10:36

Hi all,

Thanks for the interest. I'm hoping to have the flyer put back on the site later on today, so please look again.

As far as being recurring or being a one-off, one of the USPs of the course is that it runs 24/7 all-year round (or will do when it's up and running). You can start on any day of the year, and take a maximum of two years to complete the course. There will be 400 hours of study, and a number of options: course; course + ongoing assessment; course + assessment + exam (taken here, probably, although we can probably arrange an exam centre in the student's home country). This affords maximum flexibility.

We're also developing a Business for Motorsport course (launching in the spring) which follows a similar format, then laier on, Motorsport Aerodynamics and Racing Engine Design (the last one building on Geoff Goddard's successful - conventional - Racing Engine Design MSc which we run here at present).