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The experimental determination of tyre model parameters
SUMMARY
This report describes the analysis of a series of experiments on pneumatic tyres
which were designed to test the various hypotheses: regarding the deformed shape of a
tyre during the steering process.
The experiments consisted of several separate tests first described in Ref. 1 and 2.
a) The application of a point lateral force or a moment at one position on the tread band
which is restrained at the centre of the wheel, and the measurement of the resulting
lateral deflection of each point of the tyre perimeter.
b) The application of a uniform force around the tyre perimeter on a hollow cylindrical
former and applying a load at the centre of the wheel.
c) Direct determination of tread band tension by cutting the tread band and bridging the
cut by a dynamometer.
d) Estimation of the bending modulus of the tread band by test on sections cut from the
tread band.
The analysis of the experiments is carried out by first transforming the test results
into a Fourier series and determining the spectral content of the bending line with an
harmonic analysis. Transfer functions of beam and string models are derived and applied
to the test results. A method of considering a three parameter model is described
Orbit determination of highly elliptical Earth orbiters using VLBI and delta VLBI measurements
The feasibility of using very long baseline interferometric (VLBI) data acquired by the deep space network to navigate highly elliptical Earth orbiting satellites was shown. The navigation accuracy improvements achievable with VLBI and delta VLBI data types are determined for comparison with the Doppler capability. The sensitivity of the VLBI navigation accuracy to the baseline orientation relative to the orbit plane and the effects of major error sources such as gravitational harmonics and atmospheric are examined. It is found that VLBI measurements perform as well as strategies using conventional Doppler, while substantially reducing the required antenna support
Neutralino Proton Cross Sections in SUGRA and D-BRANE Models
We calculate the spin independent neutralino-proton cross section for
universal SUGRA, non universal SUGRA and D-brane models with R-parity
invariance. The regions of maximum cross section in these models has started to
be probed by the current detectors. The minimum cross section generally is
>~1\times 10^{-(9-10)}pb and hence will be accessible in the future detectors,
barring special regions of parameter space where it can reduce to =~10^{-12}pb.
However, the squarks and gluinos will be heavy (>~1 TeV) in the latter case,
but still accessible at the LHC.Comment: 3 pages, latex, 3 figures, talk at DPF 2000, Columbus, OH, August
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Time-Dependent Vacuum Energy Induced by D-Particle Recoil
We consider cosmology in the framework of a `material reference system' of D
particles, including the effects of quantum recoil induced by closed-string
probe particles. We find a time-dependent contribution to the cosmological
vacuum energy, which relaxes to zero as for large times . If
this energy density is dominant, the Universe expands with a scale factor . We show that this possibility is compatible with recent
observational constraints from high-redshift supernovae, and may also respect
other phenomenological bounds on time variation in the vacuum energy imposed by
early cosmology.Comment: 14 pages LATEX, no figure
Quantum Decoherence in a D-Foam Background
Within the general framework of Liouville string theory, we construct a model
for quantum D-brane fluctuations in the space-time background through which
light closed-string states propagate. The model is based on monopole and vortex
defects on the world sheet, which have been discussed previously in a treatment
of 1+1-dimensional black-hole fluctuations in the space-time background, and
makes use of a T-duality transformation to relate formulations with Neumann and
Dirichlet boundary conditions. In accordance with previous general arguments,
we derive an open quantum-mechanical description of this D-brane foam which
embodies momentum and energy conservation and small mean energy fluctuations.
Quantum decoherence effects appear at a rate consistent with previous
estimates.Comment: 16 pages, Latex, two eps figures include
Dark Matter in SuperGUT Unification Models
After a brief update on the prospects for dark matter in the constrained
version of the MSSM (CMSSM) and its differences with models based on minimal
supergravity (mSUGRA), I will consider the effects of unifying the
supersymmetry-breaking parameters at a scale above M_{GUT}. One of the
consequences of superGUT unification, is the ability to take vanishing scalar
masses at the unification scale with a neutralino LSP dark matter candidate.
This allows one to resurrect no-scale supergravity as a viable phenomenological
model.Comment: 12 pages, 16 figures, To be published in the Proceedings of the 6th
DSU Conference, Leon, Mexico, ed. D. Delepin
Virtual reality learning resources in building pathology
Building surveying students must be capable of analysing the condition of buildings and their components and, where this falls below an agreed standard, make recommendations for their repair. Hence university courses must provide opportunities for students to learn about the main causes of deterioration. Fieldwork exercises are essential but there are often problems locating appropriate buildings, programming visits to satisfy course timetables and complying with health and safety requirements. Whilst virtual surveys of existing buildings are not considered to be a substitute for real-life educational visits, this paper critically examines the development of a novel building pathology educational resource. Alternative technologies for creating digital panoramas are examined, prior to the development of an interactive case study, which enables students to conduct an on-line survey of a Grade 1 listed 16th Century hunting lodge. 360 degree panoramic scenes are linked with hot spots to create an interactive virtual tour of the building. The paper considers how virtual resources can be embedded within the curriculum, gauges tutor reaction to case study materials and identifies opportunities for the development of a suite of building pathology educational media-rich learning materials
Electroweak Precision Data and Gravitino Dark Matter
Electroweak precision measurements can provide indirect information about the
possible scale of supersymmetry already at the present level of accuracy. We
review present day sensitivities of precision data in mSUGRA-type models with
the gravitino as the lightest supersymmetric particle (LSP). The chi^2 fit is
based on M_W, sin^2 theta_eff, (g-2)_mu, BR(b -> s gamma) and the lightest MSSM
Higgs boson mass, M_h. We find indications for relatively light soft
supersymmetry-breaking masses, offering good prospects for the LHC and the ILC,
and in some cases also for the Tevatron.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure. Talk given at the LCWS06 March 2006, Bangalore,
India. References adde
M Theory from World-Sheet Defects in Liouville String
We have argued previously that black holes may be represented in a D-brane
approach by monopole and vortex defects in a sine-Gordon field theory model of
Liouville dynamics on the world sheet. Supersymmetrizing this sine-Gordon
system, we find critical behaviour in 11 dimensions, due to defect condensation
that is the world-sheet analogue of D-brane condensation around an extra
space-time dimension in M theory. This supersymmetric description of Liouville
dynamics has a natural embedding within a 12-dimensional framework suggestive
of F theory.Comment: 17 pages LATEX, 1 epsf figure include
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