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News Release from: University of Bradford
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Team on 21 March 2003
Final year project focuses on hot hatch
University of Bradford mechanical and automotive engineering student Simon Watson is working for Ford to research one of its new cars as a final-year project.
University of Bradford mechanical and automotive engineering student Simon Watson is working for Ford to research one of its new cars as a final-year project Sponsored by Ford Special Vehicle Engineering (SVE), Watson will examine customer driving styles in the Ford Focus ST170 - the recently released "hot hatch" version of the Focus
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 5 Aug 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Watson has been provided with a fully instrumented test car for his project, which includes a full GPS location system able to locate the vehicle during a prescribed test route.
He has invited 18 drivers of all ages to take part, and each one will provide a unique dataset to be correlated with their observed driving style.
The project arose from his industrial placement, where Watson spent a year in Germany working closely with the SVE ST170 launch team.
Dean of the School of Engineering, Design and Technology Professor Andrew Day said: "This is a great opportunity for Simon to carry out an exciting final-year project working with state-of-the-art equipment to provide useful data for the sponsoring company".
"It is a privilege to be involved in Ford's new car development, and demonstrates the advantages of a year's placement in industry as part of a student's engineering, design or technology degree".
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