Claude Rouelle on LinkedIn: An excellent example of forms following functions. How to make car parts… (2024)

I have not been really present in the social media for the last few weeks. For good reasons… From Warwick, UK for the preparation of an Applied vehicle dynamics seminar to dampers and damping with R53 suspenions, I went to Chennai, India to present with Bruno Finco from Move dot (Bruno ex OptimumG enginneer who created his own company and with whom OptimumG continues to collaborate) two seminars on ISO tests and K&C. From there a two day seminar on specifc topics at Racing Bull F1, a Data Driven Performance Engineering (DDPE) seminar in Nevers, an Applied Vehicle Dynamics in Sydney, Australia, FSAE combustion car designed judging followed by an other AVD seminar in Adrian Michigan, and, lastly a DDPE at AvioRace, Italy. I am now at home for a few weeks, catching up on many tasks. Let’s go back in time from the last seminar in AvioRace in Vignola, Italy. Francesco Sedea, the always smiling and enthusiastic managing director of AvioRace has hosted several OptimumG seminars in Vignola since 2004. From an already very dynamic company manufacturing literally a few thousands looms for racecar (including F1) and motorbikes, Aviorace is now also working in drones and aerospace as well as sevreal industries selling and supporting looms, sensorts and software. Note: Aviorace is not too far from Maranello and Modena with some good Ferrari exhibitions ! We had a small group with an Akkodis consultant engineer resident at Lamborghini, Vehicle test engineer consultant at Ferrari S.p.A, a freelance consultant in LMP and different Formula, a Vehicle Dynamics Virtual Analysis Engineer at Stellantis, two engineers from J.A.S Motorsport., a formula E data engineer, a PhD in Vehicle dynamics, two students from ZHAW Winterthur, one from Hochschule Konstanz.E.C: “Absolutely top-notch and able to teach not only technical aspects but to become even more passionate about what we like to do. This allows for a wide vision as well as knowledge. Everything learned has given me insights that I have already begun to apply. I will definitely need to improve but now I am even more aware of the value. Think out of the box!” Pictures of the group, group exercises, and dinner (from appetizers to desert, and of course wines, you can’t be wrong with meals in Italy!)

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Did you say steering lag? https://lnkd.in/dr6iHiuY

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Did you say steering lag? https://lnkd.in/dr6iHiuY

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Good news: An OptimumG Applied Vehicle Dynamics seminar in Poland, in Grójec, south of Warsaw on September 2-3-4-5. Open to both professionals and students.

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I was so surprised that I could not find the time take a good picture of it.But here it is: The "follow me" car at Bologna airport is a Lamborghini! Here is a better view: https://lnkd.in/dSZs-ZsG

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Un service client au-delà des normes.Depuis quelques années nous avons confié l’impression des classeurs de séminaire OptimumG, et autres brochures pour l’Europe, àl’Imprimerie SAVIARD de Coulanges lès Nevers (à quelques pas de l’ISAT – Institut Supérieur de l’Automobile et des Transports) qui nous offre un très bon rapport qualité / prix. Très récemment je donnai un séminaire dans un team de F1 en Italie. Le séminaire commençait le lundi mais, panique, le vendredi précédent les classeurs n’étaient pas encore arrivés! Jocelyne qui s’occupe de l’administration de l‘imprimerie a remué ciel et terre et après moultes appels téléphoniques, a fini par trouver que les colis qui avaient été confiés au transporteur GLS étaient bloqués à Imola parce que l’entreprise était en grève! Le droit de grève existe et je peux comprendre sa nécessité. En revanche, le service client existe aussi et GLS aurait dû nous communiquer cette information. Ne pas l’avoir fait est une faute professionnelle qui ne décrit pas positivement cette entreprise. Pour résoudre le problème, le propriétaire de l’imprimerie SAVIARD, Gilles Duprey n’a pas hésité; Il a réimprimé tous les classeurs, a roulé toute la nuit pour venir me les apporter le samedi matin dans un hôtel près de Bologne!!! Dans un monde où le service client devient pauvre, si pas inexistant, la dévotion de Gilles Duprey pour ses clients est tout simplement remarquable et mérite d’être soulignée. Le séminaire fut un succès entre autres grâce à l’imprimerie SAVIARD! Merci Jocelyne, merci Gilles!

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R53 Suspension and OptimumG to collaborate Claude Rouelle, OptimumG President, and Elias Fadel, OptimumG Vehicle Dynamics engineer visited R53 Suspension in Warwick, UK and had several meetings with Roger Estrada, Founder and Managing Director of R53 Suspension and Diego Lopez, Head of engineering.Roger Estrada; “Dampers play a crucial role in vehicle dynamics, connecting various elements to enhance performance, whether it's a passenger car or a race car. After attending OptimumG seminars, it became evident that their extensive expertise and vision align well with our values at R53. Collaborating to share our combined knowledge within the automotive community is a natural progression for both companies. We're excited to partner with Optimum G at R53” Claude Rouelle: “Whether it is about passengers’ or race cars, we live in a world of hyper specialization. Only a few engineers can connect the dots to reach vehicle performance targets. In OptimumG seminars and during our consulting activities, we share our knowledge and experience. In fact, our motto is Knowledge shared is knowledge2. When I met Roger and Luis in previous OptimumG seminars, and again recently at the Birmingham Autosport show, I sensed synergy possibilities. R53 have an amazing knowledge and experience in dampers. Their quickly expanding number of customers proves it. With OptimumG vehicle dynamics expertise, our simulations tools and experience in data analysis, we think both companies are complementary; we have a lot to gain in information and knowledge sharing for the benefit of our customers” The first step of a collaboration will be a common vehicle dynamics seminar centered on damper technology and dampers tuning, in the fall of 2024. Stay tune! More to come soon.

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This is nearly 10 years old but the message is the same todayA poem in a form of a video that explains what Formula Student is, this one was made by Formula Student Germany.I have many friends who are not engineers and not necessarily car fans who do not understand what my job in vehicle dynamics and race car engineering is, and why I attend several Formula Student competitions as a design judge every year.I show them this video and they get it.I believe that Formula SAE / Formula Student is one of the best engineering schools in the world. It is about learning by doing, but at the end it is much more about emotion than roll centers and yaw inertia... https://lnkd.in/dqipcdHV

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