Race Car Technologies

Lecturer (assistant)
Number0240806895
TypeLecture
Duration2 SWS
TermWintersemester 2023/24
Language of instructionGerman
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DatesSee TUMonline

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Admission information

Objectives

After the lecture, you will be able to explain the process of creating regulations for different racing series and the motivation of companies for racing. You will also be able to compare the requirements for racing vehicles with those for road vehicles. You will be able to differentiate between the particular technical challenges with regard to powertrain, chassis technology, racing tires and aerodynamics, as well as their characteristics. At the end of the course, they will be able to name the measurement technology commonly used in racing and the associated measurement variables. Based on the contents of the lecture on strategy in racing, you will be able to make suggestions for racing strategies. After the lecture you will be able to explain the methods of lap time simulation and to classify the resulting results. Through the lecture you will be able to outline the tasks and functions of the driver, designer and race engineer. In addition, you will gain an insight into the current developments in the field of autonomous motorsports.

Description

The lecture will be enriched by various speakers from the racing world. Among others, there will be: Various racing engineers from Audi Sport and BMW Motorsport, Wilhelm Rampf - technical director at Volkswagen Motorsport and responsible for the development of the WRC cars, Steffen Kosuch - race simulation engineer and software developer, Thomas Schwarzhuber - performance engineer at BMW Motorsport, Marco Seefried - Porsche endurance racer, Stefan Aicher - development engineer at Audi Motorsport Formula-E, Alexander Stemmler - data engineer at Williams F1, Martin Buchan - F1 engineer and Youtube content creator . Important: The lecture will take place in the "Ludwig-Prandtl-Hörsaal". We will try to put the lecture slides online at least one day before the respective lecture. However, we ask for your understanding if this does not always work out. The slides can be downloaded from moodle. The lecture is worth 3 ECTS credits. Contact via: vl.rennsport.ftm@ed.tum.de

Prerequisites

It is recommended (not mandatory) to have heard the lectures fundamentals of motor vehicle design or dynamics of road vehicles.

Examination

The exam is written, duration 60 minutes. The preliminary exam date is 02/21/2024 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Recommended literature

Rennwagentechnik Autor: Michael Trzesniowski ISBN-10: 3834808571 Formula 1 2010/2011 Technical Analysis Autor: Giorgio Piola ISBN-10: 887911526X Race car Aerodynamics Autor: Joseph Katz ISBN-10: 0837601428 Competition Car Composites: A Practical Handbook Autor: Simon McBeath ISBN-10: 1844257010 Red Bull Racing F1 Car Owners' Workshop Manual Autor: Steve Rendle ISBN-10: 0857330993 Competition Car Aerodynamics: A Practical Handbook Autor: Simon McBeath ISBN-10: 0857330071

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