Dr Rohitha WeerasingheSenior LecturerFaculty of FET

PhD MIMeche Ceng

Faculty Advisor – UWE Formula Student

Duncan PainterThomas LatimerKen Williamson

About Formula Student

Static Events• Scrutineering• Cost Presentation• Design Presentation• Business Presentation

Dynamic Events• Sprint• Skid Pan• Endurance• Acceleration

• International Competition

• 120 Teams

About the Team• 70 members from all different courses

• Design• Business and Marketing• Accounting• Assurance

Our History

201210th out of 21Highest place new team

20138th out of 25Most improved

2014First class 186th out of 120

Petrol Car Design

Last years car

• 4 cylinder Honda motorcycle engine• Steel space frame chassis• Simple rear drive configuration

This years car

• Single cylinder KTM motocross engine• Steel space frame chassis• Sophisticated differential• Advanced suspension system• Aerodynamic aids

Design

Aims for this years car

• Reliable & simple car• Compete in all dynamic events• Most improved class 1 team

Decision to go • Provides students with opportunities to start careers in the rapidly growing Electric

Vehicle sector

• Raises public awareness and desirability of EV’s

• Contributes to technical development of EV’s

• More power than the petrol car

• More torque than the petrol car

Efficient Green Sustainable Performance

Features

• 4 x 16.8 kW electric hub motors• Yaw control/ Torque vectoring• Launch control• Regenerative braking• Aluminium honeycomb composite monocoque Chassis• Mono-shock suspension• Cable steering system• Front wing and under-tray/diffuser

CostingAncillaries

£3800

Suspension

£9900Aerodynamics

£1175

£240

Electrics£5,342

Powertrain

£640

Marketing

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