UoP5e Progress
Powertrain
Following the design philosophy of the whole car, powertrain
performance target figures will be achieved using a single electric
motor over multiple, for manageable cost and complexity. Simplifying,
lightweighting and increasing efficiency were the main focus of the
team, aiming into saving around 15kg while increasing operating
efficiency by almost 10%. So far, the control system has been designed
and demo PCB’s have been manufactured and tested, while the build of
the teams’ battery pack is programmed for the beginning of January.
Aerodynamics
Having in mind the feedback from the last successful season and the
new regulations, a new aerodynamic package is being designed. Despite
the more restraining regulations, the goal is to produce even more
downforce than UoP4e, while increasing the aerodynamic efficiency and
using simple to manufacture, lightweight aerodynamic devices. To
achieve these goals, the aerodynamics team decided to go a step further
by integrating an undertray for even more downforce. Research and
testing iterations in StarCCM+ resulted in a 3-element front and rear
wing and a highly efficient undertray, with the implementation of some
rather unconventional solutions. Lab measurements and testing will
follow within the next few months, so stay tuned to check the final
result!
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