Vehicle Dynamics and Control Biennial Seminars

Vehicle Dynamics and Control 2019

The Sixth Vehicle Dynamics and Control Seminar to explore recent developments in the design and analysis of road vehicle dynamic behaviour will be held at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge on Tuesday 19 March 2019. The seminar will be of benefit to engineers working in many branches of vehicle and component engineering including research, design, development, testing and competition. The topics covered are relevant to a broad range of vehicles including road and racing cars, motorcycles and trucks. Fifteen presentations in four sessions will cover topics including torque vectoring, human steering control, driver assistance, tyres, hydraulic dampers, mechatronic suspension, motion simulators, and autonomous vehicles. Each presentation will be followed by audience questions. Refreshment breaks and lunch will offer opportunities for further discussion.

Previous Seminars

Vehicle Dynamics and Control 2017

The Fifth Vehicle Dynamics and Control Seminar took place on Tuesday 21st March 2017 at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, UK. Fifteen presentations in four sessions covered minimising energy consumption, driver control behaviour, vehicle handling at the limit of adhesion, and vehicle dynamics and suspension. Each presentation was followed by audience questions. Refreshment breaks and lunch offered opportunities for further discussion. There were no written papers, only oral presentations, but delegates were given copies of the presentations on usb stick. The seminar programme can be downloaded here.

Vehicle Dynamics and Control 2015

The fourth in this series of biennial one-day seminars on vehicle dynamics and control was held on Tuesday 17 March 2015 at Murray Edwards College in Cambridge. The topics covered were relevant to a broad range of vehicles including road and racing cars, bicycles and trucks. 110 delegates from the UK and Europe heard fifteen presentations in four sessions covered steering control, control at limits of adhesion, tyre and vehicle dynamics, and racing. Each presentation was followed by audience questions. Refreshment breaks and lunch offered opportunities for further discussion.

Vehicle Dynamics and Control 2013

The third in this series of biennial one-day seminars on vehicle dynamics and control was held on Tuesday 16 April 2013 at Murray Edwards College in Cambridge. 110 delegates from the UK and Europe heard thirteen presentations in four sessions covering vehicle dynamics, driver control behaviour, ride, handling and stability control.

Vehicle Dynamics and Control 2011

A one-day seminar to explore recent developments in the design and analysis of vehicle dynamic behaviour was held at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University on Tuesday 5 April 2011. 120 delegates from the UK and Europe (and one from USA) heard thirteen presentations on driver behaviour and modelling, chassis dynamics and control, and dynamics of low carbon vehicles.

Vehicle Dynamics and Control 2009

A one-day seminar to explore recent developments in the design and analysis of vehicle dynamic behaviour was held at the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge on Thursday 2 April 2009. More than 100 delegates from the UK and Europe heard eleven presentations on vehicle vibration, vehicle dynamics, tyres, steering, and path following control.

(2011 and 2013 photo credits to Tim Johns)