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Chassis and Vehicle Design May 26, 2009. Keith J Wakeham. Caterham Cars. Faster around a race track Bugatti Veyron Pagani Zonda F Maserati MC12 Enzo Ferrari Lamorghini Galllardo Porsche 997 GT2 Ariel Atom 2 300 Nissan GT-R Ferrari 430 Scuderia Koenigsegg CCX
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Chassis and Vehicle DesignMay 26, 2009 Keith J Wakeham
Caterham Cars Faster around a race track BugattiVeyron PaganiZonda F Maserati MC12 Enzo Ferrari LamorghiniGalllardo Porsche 997 GT2 Ariel Atom 2 300 Nissan GT-R Ferrari 430 Scuderia Koenigsegg CCX Many more very expensive cars
An Introduction Keith J Wakeham
Formula Mun Original SAE Competition Formula mun 2007 Chassis
K1 Electric Super Car First Complete Project Brakes Wheels Electric Motors Chassis Suspension
K1 Electric Super Car Ideas and results Brakes Inboard Reduces Suspension Weight Wheels Electric Motors Aero Caps Pancake Direct Drive High Power (482hp) Battery limited Chassis 11 Designs Stiffness Sims Safety Sims Total Weight 700kg Suspension Roll center Optimized Direct Push
K1 Electric Super Car After thoughts Brakes Duct work complex for cooling Disc removal complicated Wheels Electric Motors Suspension to big Min of 18” rims Mounts heavy Removal complex Weaken suspension Affected steering mounts Chassis Stronger Lighter Steering difficult to fit Suspension Construction would be time consuming
FM2 / FM5 Projects FM2 Monocoque FM2 MKV FM2 MKII Helped fully develop theories and understanding Ansys Stiffness Testing
FM2 / FM5 Projects FM5 Spaceframe • “Simplicate, then add lightness” • Colin Chapman, Lotus
Chassis Design Book Putting it together
Chassis Design Book • Improvements
Chassis Design Book Improvements 4 Years 2 Years
SAE BAJA Competition Starting Out
SAE BAJA Competition Starting Out
SAE BAJA Competition Starting Out
SAE BAJA Competition Starting Out
SAE BAJA Competition Starting Out ?
SAE BAJA Competition Method
SAE BAJA Competition Resource
SAE BAJA Competition Suspension
SAE BAJA Competition Suspension Forces
SAE BAJA Competition Suspension Forces
SAE BAJA Competition Chassis
SAE BAJA Competition Chassis
SAE BAJA Competition Chassis
SAE BAJA Competition Chassis
SAE BAJA Competition Resource
Keith J Wakeham kwakeham@mun.ca http://www.keithwakeham.com Questions?