As the FSAE competition is constantly evolving, FSAE:47 faces the ongoing challenge of staying competitive, requiring continuous modifications to keep pace with evolving car designs from other universities.
In order to maintain this competitive edge, the role of control systems has become evidently critical in extracting optimal performance from the car. Given that a new car is designed every year and assembled in December, the development of a
high-accuracy simulation will be crucial for comprehensive control system testing. Furthermore, this project will also require an investigation into measurements for tyre speed for the implementation of a closed-loop control system.
In order for this project to be successful, thorough research into advanced control methods is essential for a comprehensive understanding of all viable solutions. A full understanding of tyre dynamics is also required in order to create an accurate model, encompassing factors such as longitudinal tyre slip, weight transfer in the vehicle body and acceleration forces acting on each wheel.
Currently, the FSAE:47 team uses VI-Grade Software to analyse track data for further modelling and analysis of the vehicle’s behaviour. The car currently utilises torque vectoring control. In order to improve the car’s performance, particularly regarding launch control, we are hoping to incorporate traction control in conjunction with the existing control system.
Based on previous research and past projects, it is recommended that we re-evaluate the control strategy and design the code for a control system from scratch.
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Mechatronics Teaching (405.822, Lab)