Contents

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• Acknowledgements
• Contents
• List of Figures
• Introduction
  • Roller Coaster Basics
  • Notation
  • Specifications
  • Design Methodology
• Geometry
  • Elements
    • Straight Elements
    • Curve Elements
    • Loop Elements
    • Corkscrew Elements
    • Joint Elements
  • Connecting Elements to Create a Track
• Dynamics
  • Kinetic Analysis
    • Friction
  • Integration of the Equations of Motion
    • Special Sections
  • Dynamic Results
• Computer Simulation
  • Track Master Example
    • Geometric Design
    • Dynamic Analysis
• Conclusions
  • Geometry
  • Dynamics
• Clothoids
• Rotation Transformations
• Bibliography
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