While not everyone may think of bicycles as high-tech products, bike design involves complex physics and frequently unknown interactions among multiple physical phenomena. A key challenge is the tradeoff between aerodynamic efficiency optimization and comfort and ride quality. Aerodynamic bikes are traditionally known for their harsh rides and poor handling, Trek notes.
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Meeting NASA’s new pre-test modal validation standard NASA-STD-5002B
NASA’s new requirements for spacecraft designs With the introduction of NASA’s new technical standard NASA-STD-5002B for load analyses of spacecraft and payloads, the pre-test step…
