Shim wishbone formula student

Design and Analysis of Double Wishbone Suspension for Formula Student Car [PDF]

The part laminate was consequently iterated to reach the safety target. To save time and computing power, since all geometries are similar dimensions and shape the highest loaded part was simulated. With further iterations of the AoA and profiles, the design with the best result obtained a 5.

Aerofoil wishbones were successfully designed exceeding set goals, aerodynamically there was a drag reduction of The full text of these resource are only available to Oxford Brookes staff and students. The aim of this project is to design aerofoil wishbones, by selecting a low drag profile to minimize drag and increase aerodynamic performance resulting from the exposed wishbone suspension, which is the prime suspension geometry for performance vehicles.

Structural analysis on the composite parts were successfully done, through validation of a tensile specimen modelling and transferring the knowledge of composite material definition and mesh to be used onto the modelled part.

Furthermore, a structural analysis will be done to analyse the feasibility of this project, due to it being a safety component. To be successful in this matter an analysis of the airflow near the component was done, due to the complex nature of the front wing and side wing wake. An initial design was achieved giving a symmetric aerofoil shape to the wishbone, with different Angles of attack AoA on front suspension due to complex airflow from the front wing.

It was concluded that the wishbones offer little performance when compared to the enhancing capabilities they have on other aerodynamic devices, the major increase in performance is due to improved airflow on the rear wing and inverted nose flap. Having reached the target the other less loaded parts are over dimensioned with the final laminate that was tested.