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.ikewise the power dissipation graph in figure ?fits intuition3 there should be a spike in power dissipated due to
the sudden acceleration, then an damped oscillatory motion afterwards.
Au"illary graphs in figure @ were obtained for the displays of the displacement of mass$, mass# and the road
bump.
Conclusion
This assignment saw the application of various skills learned in MCFA#>>> to a physical system. :ot only has
the process of completing it instructed on the implementation of state&space e8uations to computer modelling
and simulation, it has also introduced the relevance of the sub=ect to a practical application. It served to give
scope to the course material and initiate thought into everyday systems that would have re8uired similar
engineering techni8ues in their production. Along with this, the assignment taught valuable report writing and
information organising skills. The work produced, although re8uiring a great deal of reflection, trial and error is
ultimately satisfying and surprisingly robust. This assignment submission may have been made better with an
analytical rather than graphical observation of critical velocity, but the scope of the assignment did not re8uire
such depth. /verall, the pro=ect could be considered successful in determining the critical speed of a speed
bump.
MC#A2$$$ Modelling and Simulation Assignment % 3&45'
0igure 5 1 Po7er dissipated b, the
suspension s,stem at the critical 2elocit,
!igure @ 3 Aisplacements of the system components in
meters, taken at the critical velocity
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Appendix
8he +ollo7ing is a set o+ 9gures that replicate the 9gures in the report: onl, +or a 2elocit,
higher than the critical 2elocit,: 3.5ms
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MC#A2$$$ Modelling and Simulation Assignment % 3&45'
0igure " 1 Po7er dissipated b, the s,stem
abo2e the critical 2elocit, 3here: 2;3.5ms
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0igure ' 1 Displacements o+ the s,stem
abo2e the critical 2elocit, 3here: 2;3.5ms
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0igure < 1 Accelerations o+ the s,stem
abo2e the critical 2elocit, 3here: 2;3.5ms
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