infinitewisdom99
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| posted on 25/12/04 at 06:00 PM |
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Formula SAE racecar
Hello everybody. Nube here. I am a college student is the US and am finding this site very useful for a projec ti am working on. Our college group
is designing and building a racecar that is going to be judged on a whole bunch of different aspects. I am and engineer student and have found the
forums a wealth of information. If anybody has any suggestions on where we should start on building our racecar just go ahead and throw them out. We
have decided on a double wishbone suspension and now we need to draw a frame. what is the easiest way to start? As per rules we have to use an
engine no more than 600cc. We are are using a motorcycle engine most likely from a suzuki gsxr-600. Any help is great and thanks a lot.
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Rorty
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| posted on 26/12/04 at 01:29 AM |
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I was invited to assist with the Deakin University entry a couple of years ago and really enjoyed the design process.
I would recommend you also have a look at the FSAE.com Forum.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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crbrlfrost
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| posted on 28/12/04 at 06:44 PM |
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I might recommend starting at the suspension, or perhaps the contact patch if you have some tire data (Hoosier has a little bit on its website). Make
your basic assumptions that you'll be working toward (weight, CG, cornering loads, etc) and design the geometry. Since the chassis is basically
a "giant bracket to hold everything together," you'll then have your point load inputs to work from, along with engine and driver
dimensions. You have a huge task in front of you, and a lot of fun. Cheers!
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infinitewisdom99
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| posted on 29/12/04 at 09:00 AM |
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We have actually started to work on that. what we have in mind is to make our suspension from parts off of arctic cat snowmobiles. an individual
says that having a remote resevoir will be very benificial for the suspension. arctic cat uses a double wishbone so modifying will not be very
difficult. On the Radical sr4 it says that they went for a different type of suspension because of weight issues. is this relevant or should remote
resevoir work? Thanks for the help already. many ideas have already been going through my head
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