公式SAE SPEED车队

动力系统

The powertrain is the heart and soul of the vehicle. Without it, we could not even consider it an automobile. This is why we take the utmost care in designing and manufacturing all the systems and components that go into the powertrain.

Our responsibilities include designing the intake, exhaust, and gas tank. Additionally, we tune our motor and set up our wiring for the ECU for optimum horsepower and torque. This year we are utilizing a CBR 600rr four-cylinder motor for our engine. 我们的马达是在底盘动态装置上调谐的.

电子产品

Our electronics team is responsible for designing and manufacturing the wiring harness for our car. We fall under the powertrain umbrella because of how intertwined the two are.

Our team uses a MoTeC Dash and 电子产品 Control Unit (ECU). This year we will be transitioning from the M130 ECU to the M150. This will allow us to increase the number of sensors we use for data collection. 

内部设计和制造, 在esball国际平台客户端机械车间, the Clarkson Formula Knights uses pushrod actuated, uneven double wishbone 悬架 with progressive ride rates in the front and rear of the car.

团队从零开始设计. Countless hours are spent designing and iterating upon the 悬架 system using kinematic software to study vehicle motion. The goal of this hard work is to create a competitive, driver-friendly race car.

We prioritize designing for fabrication to allow team members to get hands-on experience in the fabrication process, using different CNC and manual machining techniques, 焊接, and fixturing to turn the design into reality. This hands-on experience gives us exceptional amounts of pride for the high-quality parts we get to make.

• Wilwood Gp200卡钳
• 四轮盘式制动器
• Fedhill硬刹车线
• 定制铸铁转子
• Dual Tilton master cylinders with bias adjustment  

The 底盘 is the bracket that allows each of our subteams to integrate their ideas and designs as one. Every subteam depends on the 底盘, making it a very important part of our car.

由底盘小组设计, the car has an all-steel space frame 底盘 which is cut, 弯曲, 并由VR3工程公司提供. It is then assembled and welded together by team members in our shop before being painted.

底盘 fixturing utilizes our optical table. Utilizing this tool allows us to accurately locate components and their mounting, 帮助我们建立一个精确的系统

The ergonomics subteam is responsible for making the interface between the driver and the car as seamless as possible to ensure that the driver is as comfortable as possible.

We are in charge of designing and manufacturing the steering wheel, 换档机构, 破折号, 座位, 头枕, 踏板的脸, 脚杯, and anything else that the driver may interact with. We use almost every tool that we have access to in our machine shop, and also use a lot of our own equipment to do more niche work, 比如碳纤维上篮和输液.

详细规格:

• 碳纤维增强塑料座位
• CFR玛瑙方向盘
• 快速可拆卸花键转向毂
• Aluminum adjustable pedal box with inclined master cylinders
• 集成复合仪表板
• Motec显示

The goal of the drivetrain sub-team is to develop a system of interacting parts that deliver power from the engine to the wheel as efficiently as possible. Achieving this means working closely with powertrain, 底盘, 悬架, and brake sub-teams to create a well-integrated system.

We use CAD, FEA, and other programs to engineer an optimized drivetrain system to achieve this goal. Developing a drivetrain system means having a thorough knowledge of power transfer, 齿轮比率, 差异, 轴, 气动系统, 以及这些部分的相互作用.