Formula Student<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Formula Student is a racing series departed in three different categories. In these categories electric, combustion and driverless vehicles compete against each other. High-Octane Motorsports e.V. represents the FAU in the combustion and driverless class (since 2018). There are different international events in countries all over the world and the competitions take place on famous tracks, like the Formula Student Germany at the Hockenheimring or the historic Silverstone track. With the example of Formula Student Germany we want to explain the different disciplines and the process of the events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Disciplines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Formula Student is a combined event like the athletics. In eight different disciplines our team is competing against the others and collect points depending on our results. In the end the team with the highest overall score wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The disciplines can be parted into static and dynamic. While the dynamic events are classic motor sport disciplines like acceleration, SkidPad, Autocross or Endurance the static disciplines, Business Plan, Cost Report and Engineering Design Report are covering different areas of product development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acceleration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Die Disziplin Acceleration ist ein Beschleunigungsrennen \u00fcber 75 Meter. Die schnellsten Teams erreichen das Ziel oft in weniger als 4 Sekunden. Obwohl es sich auf den ersten Blick um eine der einfachsten Disziplinen handelt, ist Acceleration eine gro\u00dfe technische Heraus-forderung. Motordrehmoment, Drehzahl und Traktion m\u00fcssen genau aufeinander abgestimmt werden um einen optimalen Geschwindigkeitsverlauf zu erm\u00f6glichen und ein durchdrehen der R\u00e4der zu verhindern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
„Beim Beschleunigen m\u00fcssen die Tr\u00e4nen der Entz\u00fcckung waagrecht zum Ohr hin abflie\u00dfen.“– Walter R\u00f6hrl<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nSkidPad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n The SkidPad-Course is probably the most striking course in motor sport and is best described as an infinity sign. The shape of the course demands a high cross acceleration and at the same time good handling as the circles only have a diameter of 15 meter. The driver has to complete two consecutive laps as fast as possible, while the shearing force of up to 1.4 g are affecting the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Autocross<\/h2>\n\n\n\n The autocross course is a twisting approximately one km long track, which has to be completed as fast as possible to set the starting order for the endurance event. The task for the driver and the car compares to the endurance and there fore the Autocross is excellent to compare the different Teams. It also gives the first opportunity to test the car in racing condition and perform last changes for the endurance if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Endurance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n This discipline is the most important one of the dynamic events. 30% of the total score can be scored in this event only. The goal is to prove the power of the vehicle and the drivers skill for a track of 22 km. After the first 11 km the second driver gets into the car to minimize the risk of an accident and to keep the physical and mental requirements of the driver low. This discipline shows how much the teams regarded the interaction of the different factors like speed, handling, fuel consumption and reliability of the parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trackdrive <\/h2>\n\n\n\n \n\nIn the Formula Student Driverless Class Trackdrive replaces the discipline Endurance. In this event the vehicle has to navigate itself around the given course for 10 laps. In Trackdrive the classic factors like speed, fuel consumption and reliability are tested again. Additionally the autonomous car has to manage with a completely new and unplanned track.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fuel Efficiency<\/h2>\n\n\n\n The fuel consumption is one of the most important statistic in modern automotive engineering. For that reason young engineers also have to prove their knowledge in this discipline. In this event to score points not only the fuel consumption but also the speed is important. No extra track has to be completed, the data from the endurance event is counted. Only the teams that completed the endurance with less than 5.7 liter on 22 km score points at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Business Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n At the Business Plan Presentation the teams have to show their knowledge on marketing. Each team has to work out a concept on how to bring their car on the market and present it to the judges. marketing Know-How is rated as well as techniques of presentation. Even though the concept is never put into practice, it has to be developed close to reality and logical justified.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEngineering Design Event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n In this discipline the team has to defend their design decisions in front of the judges, which are representatives from the industry and motor sport. For this event forward-looking Ideas and lots of simulation are requested in the development phase. The looks of the car and its components are only judged on technical topics, where innovation is very important for the success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Autonomous Design Event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n \n\nThis discipline is, as the name says already, only relevant to the driverless competition. Here the judges rate hardware and software decisions that are important for the autonomous control of the vehicle on top of the overall concept of the car as explained in the Engineering Design section. Some of the judged topics are the choice of sensors and their placement, the perception of the track or the thereon based path planning.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cost and Manufacturing Event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n In the Cost and Manufacturing event a cost report has to be developed on which base the teams cost efficiency can be compared. This cost report includes a listing of all materials and parts as well as the working hours that are needed to build the car. So this report shows the overall costs of the projects. During the presentation for the judges the team also has to explain their knowledge about cost efficient working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Der Verein Der High-Octane Motorsports e.V. ist ein eingetragener, gemeinn\u00fctziger Verein und gleichzeitig eine Hochschulgruppe der Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t Erlangen N\u00fcrnberg. Als Formula Student Team bauen wir seit unserer Gr\u00fcndung 2007 jedes Jahr einen innovativen Rennwagen. S\u00e4mtliche Aufgaben, die zum Erreichen dieses Ziels notwendig sind, werden vereinsintern und ohne jegliche professionelle Hilfe<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1858,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/voltages.de\/en\/author\/admin_octane\/","display_name":"High-Octane Motorsports e.V."},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 8 years ago","modified":"Updated 7 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 31. August 2018","modified":"Updated on 12. September 2019"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 31. August 2018 21:11","modified":"Updated on 12. September 2019 13:58"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":"https:\/\/voltages.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/fsg2018.jpg","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/voltages.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1651"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/voltages.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/voltages.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voltages.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voltages.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1651"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/voltages.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4321,"href":"https:\/\/voltages.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1651\/revisions\/4321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voltages.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/voltages.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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