Troy Pierson

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Maximizing Performance - Braking - Troy Pierson

Arguably the most critical skill a motorcycle rider must master is braking.Understand the physics of braking and the forces experienced by you and your motorcycle.Discuss the types of braking systems and proper use of your brakes for the best stopping performance.Presented by Troy Pierson, Engineer, MSF certified Rider Coach and avid motorcyclist.
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Maximizing Performance - Cornering - Troy Pierson

Cornering a motorcycle can easily become a very complex physics problem, if you think about it too hard.This seminar will help you to wade through some of the myths and distracting information in providing a logical explanation of the physics involved in cornering a motorcycle.Learn the science behind changing direction while developing a better understanding of the basic principles, and how to apply them toward becoming a more proficient rider.Presented by Troy Pierson, Engineer, MSF certified Rider Coach, and avid motorcyclist.
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Motorcycle Dynamics - Q&A Session - Troy Pierson

This session will be an opportunity to explore additional questions and answers that commonly arise from the Maximizing Performance - Braking and Cornering presentations.Facilitated by Troy Pierson, Engineer, MSF certified Rider Coach, and avid motorcyclist.

Presented by Troy Pierson, MMSC Instructor.

Maximizing Performance - CorneringSession B3, Start Time 3:00 PM, End Time 3:50 PMThere is more to cornering safely than meets the eye.Learn the scientific details of this process that allows you change the direction of your motorcycle and the principles behind effective counter-steering.Presented by Troy Pierson, MMSC Instructor.

Where To Ride Your Dual Sport Machine

Troy Pierson available to 1 new rider for the first weekend at BIR.
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Troy Pierson is a principal manufacturing engineer at United Defense, L.P., where he serves as the manufacturing manager for the MK57 Vertical Launching System.Pierson's technical achievements began at an early age.In high school he began tutoring students in machine shop, and his first military duty station entailed troubleshooting electrical equipment.Throughout his military and professional careers, Pierson has shown interest, leadership and management capabilities for the science and engineering fields.For Pierson, there is an opportunity every day to share knowledge and encourage others to improve their abilities.At United Defense, Pierson has influenced designs for Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) inputs.He is currently responsible for all manufacturing-related activities for the MK57 VLS, a project with an excess of $6 million in related manufacturing work.

Young-Jun Son, PhD, is an assistant professor of systems and industrial engineering at the University of Arizona.Son's research accomplishments are centered on the combination of manufacturing systems knowledge, simulation, and software development techniques.He has co-authored more than 40 publications in refereed journals and conferences, primarily on the application of distributed and hybrid simulation to the analysis and control of automated manufacturing system integration and integrated supply-chain.Son is also an avid supporter and advisor for the University of Arizona's IIE/Rockwell Software Student Simulation Competition teams, and he is the associate editor of the International Journal of Modeling and Simulation.

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