About this event
Presented by Robert L. Woods, Ph.D. in cooperation with Texas Region SCCA
DATE: April 29, 2013 at 7:00 pm (approx. 2 hrs. long)
LOCATION: UT Arlington in Nedderman Hall room 100.
ENTRY: The seminar is sponsored by Texas Region SCCA and is free for all SCCA members, however attendance is limited so the event will be posted on MotorsportReg to enable members to sign up for the seminar in the same fashion as for a regular event.
The seminar will cover a variety of racing dynamics including tire performance characteristics, the friction circle and weight transfer, braking techniques including trail braking into a corner, when to shift, and how to exit a corner. Techniques for developing optimum speed through esses/slaloms and chicanes will be discussed, as well as how to practice race techniques daily.
Event requirements
Robert L. Woods, Ph.D.
Professor
Education
Ph.D. Oklahoma State University, 1971
M.S. Oklahoma State University, 1970
B.S. Southern Methodist University 1967
Areas of Expertise
Dynamic Systems, Modeling and Simulation, Control Systems, Fluid Power Control, Fluidics, Microprocessor and digital controls, Logic Systems, Automotive engineering.
Background
Dr.Woods has three years of research experience with the U. S. government in Washington, D.C. in the area of fluidics. He has been teaching and conducting research at the university for 29 years. He has had considerable experience as a consultant for industry. He has been advising students in Mini Baja, Formula SAE, Hybrid Electric Vehicle, and Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle competitions since 1978 as a professor as well as a mentor and competitor and is well-known throughout the FSAE community for his knowledge and experience in vehicle dynamics.