diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock index 9538942..e7b54f2 100644 --- a/Gemfile.lock +++ b/Gemfile.lock @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ GIT remote: https://github.com/jekyll/minima.git - revision: 2863624b903b17f838d6ce8d2f77900fa9d3c864 + revision: 10124515953527c8990a2de99ae4ddb2a81ffee3 specs: minima (3.0.0.dev) jekyll (>= 3.5, < 5.0) @@ -10,30 +10,40 @@ GIT GEM remote: https://rubygems.org/ specs: - activesupport (7.0.4.3) + activesupport (7.1.2) + base64 + bigdecimal concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2) + connection_pool (>= 2.2.5) + drb i18n (>= 1.6, < 2) minitest (>= 5.1) + mutex_m tzinfo (~> 2.0) - addressable (2.8.4) + addressable (2.8.6) public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 6.0) + base64 (0.2.0) + bigdecimal (3.1.5) colorator (1.1.0) concurrent-ruby (1.2.2) + connection_pool (2.4.1) + drb (2.2.0) + ruby2_keywords em-websocket (0.5.3) eventmachine (>= 0.12.9) http_parser.rb (~> 0) eventmachine (1.2.7) - ffi (1.15.5) + ffi (1.16.3) forwardable-extended (2.6.0) gemoji (4.1.0) - google-protobuf (3.23.0-x86_64-linux) + google-protobuf (3.25.1-x86_64-linux) html-pipeline (2.14.3) activesupport (>= 2) nokogiri (>= 1.4) http_parser.rb (0.8.0) - i18n (1.13.0) + i18n (1.14.1) concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0) - jekyll (4.3.2) + jekyll (4.3.3) addressable (~> 2.4) colorator (~> 1.0) em-websocket (~> 0.5) @@ -74,28 +84,28 @@ GEM rb-fsevent (~> 0.10, >= 0.10.3) rb-inotify (~> 0.9, >= 0.9.10) mercenary (0.4.0) - minitest (5.18.0) - nokogiri (1.14.4-x86_64-linux) + minitest (5.20.0) + mutex_m (0.2.0) + nokogiri (1.16.0-x86_64-linux) racc (~> 1.4) pathutil (0.16.2) forwardable-extended (~> 2.6) - public_suffix (5.0.1) - racc (1.6.2) - rake (13.0.6) + public_suffix (5.0.4) + racc (1.7.3) rb-fsevent (0.11.2) rb-inotify (0.10.1) ffi (~> 1.0) - rexml (3.2.5) - rouge (4.1.1) + rexml (3.2.6) + rouge (4.2.0) + ruby2_keywords (0.0.5) safe_yaml (1.0.5) - sass-embedded (1.62.1) - google-protobuf (~> 3.21) - rake (>= 10.0.0) + sass-embedded (1.69.7-x86_64-linux-gnu) + google-protobuf (~> 3.25) terminal-table (3.0.2) unicode-display_width (>= 1.1.1, < 3) tzinfo (2.0.6) concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0) - unicode-display_width (2.4.2) + unicode-display_width (2.5.0) webrick (1.8.1) PLATFORMS diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml index 86d9a06..b3625fc 100755 --- a/_config.yml +++ b/_config.yml @@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ title: Kelvin Tse email: description: > # this means to ignore newlines until "baseurl:" - Vehicle dynamics from scratch. Real life applications in vehicle dynamics - from an engineering and technology perspective. + Vehicle dynamics from scratch. baseurl: "" # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog url: "https://kktse.github.io" # the base hostname & protocol for your site, e.g. http://example.com permalink: /jekyll/update/:year/:month/:day/:title:output_ext diff --git a/_posts/2023-05-14-front-steering-analysis-ek20r.markdown b/_posts/2023-05-14-front-steering-analysis-ek20r.markdown index 4fc2710..52260ba 100644 --- a/_posts/2023-05-14-front-steering-analysis-ek20r.markdown +++ b/_posts/2023-05-14-front-steering-analysis-ek20r.markdown @@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ pinion diameter is known, an overall steering ratio can be approximated. ![EK rack to steer ratio](/assets/images/2023-05-14/ek-front-steer-steering-ratio.png) -The negative ratio simply means that wheels move to the right as the steering -rack is displaced to the left. Given our choice of ISO coordinates and the -rear-steer design of the car, this is expected. +The negative ratio simply means that the wheels move to the right as the +steering rack is displaced to the left. Given our choice of ISO coordinates and +the rear-steer design of the car, this is expected. At nominal ride height, the on-centre ratio is approximately -0.454 deg / mm. Ride height does not influence the trend. However, it does introduce an offset diff --git a/about.md b/about.md index 069fe0b..161a045 100755 --- a/about.md +++ b/about.md @@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ Welcome. I am a professional software developer. I am currently seeking new opportunities in the technology or automotive sector. I am a former vehicle dynamics professional. -This site is focused on my vehicle dynamics practice and study. I am interested -in how vehicle dynamics concepts can improve driver outcomes in motorsport. -This is often realized with the help modern scientific computing frameworks. My -current focus is at the club level where access to tire and vehicle -parameterization data is limited. +I write about my studies in vehicle dynamics. I am interested in how simple +vehicle dynamic models can improve performance outcomes in competitive +motorsport. My current focus is at the club level where tire and vehicle +parameterization data is difficult to obtain. My mission is to make technical analysis in vehicle dynamics commonplace. My -vision is to grow the automotive community to hold manufacturers, aftermarket -producers and service providers to a higher standard of performance and safety. +vision is to grow the knowledge base in the automotive community to hold +automakers, aftermarket producers and service providers to a higher standard of +performance and safety. I am a collaborator with the [Formula Delta](https://formuladelta.ca) time attack project. @@ -25,6 +25,5 @@ attack project. [contact page](https://formuladelta.ca/contact-us/) **For recruiters and job opportunities**, please message me on -[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ktse/). I do not accept invitations from -those whom I have not had prior work experience with or invitations without -specific inquiry. I am open to short-term opportunities in vehicle dynamics. +[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ktse/) with your inquiry. I do not +accept unsolicited requests to connect. diff --git a/index.md b/index.md index 8b5f613..6084003 100644 --- a/index.md +++ b/index.md @@ -5,8 +5,3 @@ layout: home list_title: Posts --- - -## Vehicle dynamics from scratch. - -Real life applications in vehicle dynamics from an engineering and technology -perspective.