MECHANICS OF HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK SYSTEMS A FIVE DAY COURSE (MONDAY, 06 JULY TO FRIDAY, 10 JULY 2020) LED BY PROFESSOR FRANK KIENHÖFER (UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND) http://

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R11 500Early Bird Special, if Payment received before 31/05/2020

Flat Rate R14 300

For further details, contact: Frank Kienhöfer (frank.kienhofer@wits.ac.za | M +27 (0) 83 540 8762 http://www.wits.ac.za/mecheng/short-courses/

MECHANICS OF HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK SYSTEMS COURSE (2020)5 DAY COURSE REGISTRATION FORM

MONDAY, 06 JULY TO FRIDAY, 10 JULY 2020To be completed and emailed/faxed to: dimple.patidar@wits.ac.za | F +27 (0) 11 717 9205

A new focus on sustainability has been added to the lectures.

This course is approved by the CPD Review Committee of the SAIMechE. Engineers and technologists registered with ECSA who attend this course may claim 5 CPD Credits.

Certificates of Attendance will be awarded for attending at least 80% of lectures. Certificates of Competance will be awarded for passing the exam and assignment. We regret Attendance Certificates will not be awarded if you register for Competance, and once registered for Competance you cannot change your registration to Attendance.

COURSE INTRODUCTION

COURSE TARGET MARKET

COURSE AREAS OF FOCUS

COURSE DETAILS

Persons engaged in design, operations and regulations:• technical activities of truck design• operating and designing of heavy

mining vehicles• truck equipment selection• fleet safety operations• accident reconstruction• development of truck safety standards

and highway/truck interactions• government regulators

VENUE

Monday, 06 July to Friday, 10 July 2020

COURSE LEADER

Wits, School of Mechanical, Aeronautical and Industrial Engineering, South West Engineering Building, SWE110, Braamfontein Campus East, Jorissen Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

DATES

• Overview of vehicle dynamics theory• Tyres, suspensions, brakes and steering

systems• Low-speed offtracking, linear and nonlinear

directional response• Braking capability and longitudinal perfor-

mance• Ride, rollover and handling

• Longitudinal acceleration and braking performance• Hands-on exercises in simulation• Evaluation of vehicle safety using performance-based standards

The University of the Witwatersrand, (Wits), is pleased to present a five-day course focussed on the dynamics of trucks. The course will include lectures on heavy truck dynamics, atour of the labs as well as hands-on computer exercises. Attendees will gain skills and knowledge to enhance heavy vehicle safety and improve productivity through applying performance-based standards.

Persons in the fields of manufacture, sales and marketing:• fleet owners• trailer manufacturers• truck sales engineers• manufacturers of truck components

(the focus on performance-basedstandards or SMART trucks will proveto be extremely useful).

This course is intended for

Frank Kienhöfer(Course Leader)

Frank Kienhöfer is an associate professor at Wits. He completed his undergraduate degree at the Wits School of Mechanical, Aeronautical and Industrial Engineer-ing and, thereafter completed his MSc. He worked as a design and project engineer for two years at TSW Engi-neering, an OEM supplier of cast aluminium wheels. He completed his PhD under the supervision of Professor Cebon at the University of Cambridge designing, and patenting a novel pneumatic brake actuator to imple-ment an advanced ABS control for heavy vehicles. He has published over 30 journal and conference papers, has two international automotive patents, has consulted as an expert witness in legal accident investigations, and works with the South African Department of Transport in promoting high productivity or SMART trucks using per-formance-based standards.