Proceedings of the 1st mini conference on vehicle system dynamics, identification and anomalies [antikvár]

OPENING SPEECH Prof. Dr. István ZOBORY secretary of the organizing committee Dear Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, and dear guests. It is a great honour and pleasure for me to deliver an introductory speech at the opening ceremony of the '1st MINI-CONFERENCE ON VEHICLE SYSTEM DYNAMICS IDENTIFICATION AND ANOMALIES', to be held at our University. Any solution to the design and operational problems of modern vehicles cannot be imagined without a multipurpose and versatile dynamic analysis of dynamic system models. Due to the present possibilities offered by computer techniques, this analysis can already be carried out, however the correct calculation of dynamic model parameters raises additional problems. Solutions of these problems can be given by applying identification methods based upon the data yielded from experiments. The dynamic simulation, performed with the help of parameters determined by the method of identification, can be considered nowadays as the most powerful method of system description. The different parameters of vehicles in actual operation can show random deviations, and these anomalies as parametric excitations have essential influence upon the dynamic property of the vehicle, or on the reliable operation of the vehicle control system. Consequently, the analysis of system anomalies contributes directly to the solutions given to the problems encountered in the course of operation. On the other hand, when the design of new vehicles is in question, it provides further guiding principles for the development work. The program of our mini-conference covers the sphere of projects associated with system dynamics, system identification and system anomalies as it was outlined above. There are forty-five lectures received by the Organizing Committee for our mini-conference.