Post on 24-Feb-2016
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The Physics Behind Automotive Engineering
By: Justin Olson
Introduction
• Looking at something threw new eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz2zBQvaMxI&feature=related
Interesting Topics
• Supermileage Car (Chaska High School)• FSAE (University of Minnesota Duluth)• FSAE (University of Birmingham)
Challenges Every Engineer Faces
Major Concerns• Weight• Power• Handling• Braking• Emissions• Reliability• Aerodynamics
Physics in the Real World
• Weight:– Carbon Fiber
• Power:– Turbo
• Handling:– Suspension Components
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WrgxeHC228&feature=channel
Weight Reduction
• Carbon Fiber = THE BEST PRODUCT EVER INVENTED
Physics Behind Handling• Perfect steering and chassis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpZcRBfJIYA&feature=channel
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpnk-UIH0nM&feature=related
The Endless Power Struggle
• Turbo: One of the coolest mechanical items ever created (Concept behind it)– Many advantages• Huge power potential• Better fuel economy• Puts less stress on your engine (usually)
Chaska’s Supermileage
• Goals:• To get the best gas mileage possible• To design, engineer, build, and race a
car from the ground up
06-09 Car Performance Specifications:• Weight Without Driver: 826 lbs.• Weight With Driver: 1024 lbs.• Top Speed: UnknownCar Technical Specifications:• Engine: 2001 Suzuki GSX-R 600• Exhaust: Custom• Intake System: Custom SLS Rapid-Prototyped,
made from Duraform EX• Brake System: AP Racing Formula Ford Brakes
UOB Introduction and History• Formula Student is an annual engineering design competition, challenging
students from universities around the world to design, build, develop and race single-seater racing cars, simulating the rules of American Autocross events. The competition has been running in the UK for 10 years, organized by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).
• Formula Student is increasingly recognized as the most effective proving ground for student engineers in the world, developing not just design and engineering skills but teamwork, people management, time management, money management, marketing, project planning and presentation skills.
• The range of prestigious industrial partners, sponsoring both teams and the event itself, is perhaps the clearest indication of the caliber of students coming through the competition and the value of having Formula Student
Endurance Time AttackFuel Economy
Noise
Tech Inspection
60* Tilt
Cost
Business
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ5xvVwXO-c&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_tWIia3A-s&feature=player_embedded#!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xRSk4l1fBE&feature=player_embedded#!
Aerodynamics & Fluid Mechanics
• Physics in Real Time with RTT RealFluid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuZQpWo9Qhs&feature=related
• How air behaves (3D Rendering)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4glyIEJGFMU&feature=related
Life as an Automotive Engineer
• Designing and Testing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc6y-cIuguc&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
Questions?