Applied and Computational Mathematics Seminar

Seminar Details

Speaker:
James Herterich
Affiliation:
University College Dublin
Title:
Motion on a curve: modelling road cycling
Time:
11AM Thursday, 1 April 2021
Location:
Zoom (meeting ID: 933 1387 1404, password: email Áine Byrne)

We present a model for road cycling based on motion on a curve. The Frenet-Serret frame provides a convenient setting. Many of the forces involved point in these natural directions and we obtain important descriptive parameters for the route such as curvature. We develop a framework allowing for control of motion on a prescribed route. We'll discuss (i) a brief topical introduction to the science around cycling, (ii) a description of the model, and (iii) interpretations from the model regarding pedalling and braking on meandering routes.

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