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It's hard out there for critical thinkers http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

I understand designing something to break so that something more vital doesn't... but since we are...

Well that's the idea of having the steering angle controlled AWD: as you exit the corner, you have the power you want going to the front wheels. As you turn in, you gain the RWD feel you want. In the...

Nick, you're gonna put out vectors from the front tires NOT (edit: not all of the force heads in the direction you want to go) in the direction you're trying to go (in a corner) if you're putting...

The only real benefit I see in AWD is in the straights, as we have so much trouble getting power down. My idea for a AWD system is have it active only within certain angles of steer, or have a nice...

If you do a free body diagram of all 4 tires in AWD, FWD, and RWD in a corner, you'll begin to understand many things... http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Lol if you read around on the forums you'll see why we are so skeptical.

Usually it's something like this"

"hi new Formula from ____ first year dnt know were 2 start wat is best engine and...

Well the driver is something you can't simulate http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif
You just have to hope they stay cool and smooth.

Yeah, in sim you will find that the greatest rate of return in lap time will come from increase lateral acceleration, downforce, and the proper final gear ratio.

Some might say... point-mass is all you need. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

I swear, have people gotten too lazy to google?

Well the pedals can be shaped however you want them to be, and [you] used the word distance, which has a very broad meaning versus other words which could have more accurately described the "intent"...

The Percy legs rule has a big hole in it. Just sayin.

There is some good discussion going on here.

But this is what keeps coming at me"

"Wah Wah Wah, FSAE is hard, why can't the rules be easier, better, shorter, easier to understand, etc? Why...

Right now the rules permit a plethora of ways to create a car.

I would really hate to see new ideas get banned and restrict the amount of ways we are allowed to design a car. This competition...

I don't know, sounds like you might have to think about this one...

Maybe you have engineers on your team? They might be able to figure it out.

I will buy ^_^

Exactly! I don't think I'm assuming anything... I just want to know more than I do now!

You're completely right about all different things that can mess up what we expect from the tires and their data.

I think your suggestion for requesting a different TTC testing procedure is...

Man, suspension design is based on data that you get about the tires. TTC provides their data at temperature.

I mean I know that each run has a warmup run, but over 90% of the data is at a...

This rule has always been curious to me. When so much of chassis design and setup relies on the understanding of tire data (which is supplied when the tire is hot), why prevent the students from...

We successfully designed a rotating gate throttle body. It'll be on the car at Michigan.

Anyone else looked into this?

+1

They are surely meant to compliment each other, as suggested. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

I literally read what you just told me in "Chassis Design" a week ago. I got the book for Christmas. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

I'm really enjoying the heck out of...

WHY COULDN'T THEY PUT THAT IN THE RULE BOOK.

Thank you sir. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

I think he's under the impression that if you 'eliminate' roll, then you 'eliminate' load transfer.

Go-karts don't have any suspension (the frame does twist a bit, but pretend it doesn't). Do you...