Technology Showcase in England Oct. 19

July 26, 2010
Cambridge University and the Cambridge Vehicle Dynamics Consortium (CVDC) will hold a one-day Technology Showcase, focused on the dynamics of heavy goods vehicles, October 19, at MIRA in Nuneaton, England

Cambridge University and the Cambridge Vehicle Dynamics Consortium (CVDC) will hold a one-day Technology Showcase, focused on the dynamics of heavy goods vehicles, October 19, at MIRA in Nuneaton, England.

Lorry size and weight issues are regularly in the press – particularly due to the increasing interest in longer heavy vehicles, motivated by the pressing needs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion and improve productivity, while maintaining standards of safety and minimizing the effects on the infrastructure.

The CVDC is a long-standing collaboration between Cambridge University and the heavy vehicle industry. It performs fundamental and applied research into heavy vehicle dynamics and suspension design, and particularly focuses on the problems of vehicle safety, ride, energy consumption, and road damage. The work of the Consortium in this area is expected to have a major effect on the uptake of safer, greener and more productive heavy goods vehicles.

The CVDC Technology Showcase is an opportunity to see the work of the Consortium at first hand. It will include presentations from researchers and member companies, describing a sample of current projects; as well as demonstrations of innovative vehicle technologies on the MIRA proving ground.

A number of heavy vehicles will be exhibited and available for test driving by participants. The innovative Denby Transport ‘Eco-link’ concept vehicle will be on display. The CVDC’s experimental Actively Steered B-double will perform maneuvers demonstrating its unique pathfollowing steering ability. Haldex will demonstrate an active reversing assist system, as well as an electromechanical braking system.

Further information is available at www.cvdc.org/showcase