Thanks Blaine,
All great questions, that deserve an answer.
I would be glad the help you and your class understand the definition of 4 and 5 link suspensions, short arm vs long, high vs low CG, anti dive and shock dynamics. But first I would like to hear your definition of short arm, mid arm and long arm suspensions, low vs high CG, instant center vs CG, anti-dive relationship to handling and maybe some shock dyno charts you like so we have a defined starting point.
If you could send me a CAD file of your Savvy mid link design, I will have my team input it into Solidworks so we can animate and dissect different designs logics for your class. We can look at your Savvy design vs stock suspension vs say Bomber suspension with real math, geometry and engineering which is the only way to move suspension science forward.
Look forward to working with you.