Articles Curated by Formula SAE Judges
Overall Vehicle Priorities
To manage priorities, ask four questions about every design decision, in this order: 1. Is it legal or illegal? 2. How does the change affect reliability or repeatability? 3. How does the change affect overall vehicle performance over a lap? 4. What are the drivability effects?
Low-Cost Data Acquisition
Stopwatches, garage beams, thermometers, cameras, chalk, zip ties, yarn, and smartphones.
Critical Specifications For Balance
Chassis, mass, and aerodynamic interactions affecting steady-state balance, and the purpose of anti-roll bars.
Video: Utilizing Vehicle Dynamic Testing For Design
Skidpad testing, understeer gradient, handling and driver feedback, simulation with tire force and moment data.