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Mechanics Colloquia

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Abstracts

Improving Lorries
Dr David Cebon
CUED

This presentation will describe research in CUED to improve the safety, environmental impact and productivity of heavy goods vehicles.  The focus will be on improvements to suspension design and control.  A number of new technologies will be described.  These include systems for improving roll, ride, cornering handling and braking performance.  The work has been performed over a number of years, in collaboration with a consortium of industrial partners.

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