Major Vehicle Parameters

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Last updated: Mar 30, 2022 by Min Qian Lu (Deactivated)
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This page, and subpages, will be dedicated to exploring and settling on major parameters such as kingpin, caster, scrub radius, CG, wheelbase, etc.

Other teams and contacting them: https://scientificgems.wordpress.com/2019/09/18/2019-world-solar-challenge-revised-teams-list/

Vehicle Parameters

Camber

Caster

Toe

Kingpin

Scrub Radius

Slip Angles

Track (TRK)

Wheelbase (WB)

CG Placement

Neutral Steer Point (NSP)

  • Function of WB and cornering stiffnesses

Static Margin (SM)

  • Function of WB, CG, tire cornering stiffnesses, and NSP.

Understeer Gradient (K)

  • Function of fore-aft CG placement and cornering stiffness

Performance Parameters

Turn Radius

“Tilt table” stability

  • Fc measured in g’s

Max lateral load

Optimal operational speed

Braking distance

Top speed

Slalom test time?

Other Teams

  • Parameters to ask about:

    • Track (TRK), Wheelbase (WB), Optimal Operational speed, Camber, Caster, Toe, Kingpin (KP), Scrub Radius (SR)

  • Teams from IEF Solar Conference: Durham, MIT, Michigan State, NC State, Polytechnique Montreal, Principia College, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers, Calgary, UC Berkley, U of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Kansas, Minnesota, Puerto Rico - Mayageuz, UT Dallas, UVirginia, Western, UBC, Iowa State, Western Carolina, Kentucky, Appalachian State

  • Outside of IEF discord: UofT, Alberta, UMichigan

Team

Contact

TRK

WB

Camber

Caster

Toe

KP

SR

Comments

Team

Contact

TRK

WB

Camber

Caster

Toe

KP

SR

Comments

Rutgets

 

~5m vehicle

1m wide vehicle

0

5-6deg

0

0

0 (as close to)

Designed steering to pass regs and self-aligning steering, not much else. Wanted to simplify while maintaining efficiency so everything else was close to 0

 

Double A front, trailing rear

MIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT'S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Durham

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UC Berkley

 

 

 

slight negative

2deg

slight negative

11deg

6mm

Wanted to reduce scrub to increase efficiency while ensuring stability. ideally would be 0.

 

Doubel A front, trailing rear

Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UT Dallas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Western

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UBC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kentucky

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UofT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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