This is a good observation. Makes me wonder what things would be like if some of the dynamic portion of the event were setup more like a professional circuit racing weekend. E.g. the course is setup...
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This is a good observation. Makes me wonder what things would be like if some of the dynamic portion of the event were setup more like a professional circuit racing weekend. E.g. the course is setup...
Preface: All opinions are my own and not necessarily shared by my employers, past or present.
I imagine we can all agree that job markets tend to be competitive. Everyone who graduates BS MechEng...
Certainly in a purist environment (such as the design tent) or in an ideal case, one would like the students to be able to use some predictive method to determine what component-level or conceptual...
Well that sucks they had to pull a tire that was pretty sporty, even if it's a small market. But hey, it is what it is.
Even then, as much as it would have been nice to have for competitive...
My understanding is Tametire considers the bulk temperature of the entire tread - which should be a good clue. Been a while since I've gone through any documentation on it, so I could be mistaken.
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Without getting much into it, as Dash mentioned and is available in the public domain (see the work of Persson)... in-plane (lateral, longitudinal) tire forces are not generated by a Coulomb friction...
Can't say I agree with that.
Used MasterCAM 6, 8, 9 and X through college on anything from a Bridgeport 2-axis retrofit to a CNC lathe to a 4-axis VMC. It's really not that difficult to learn. I also found it to be quite quick...
A suspension-related SAE paper from CU Boulder which predates what we had believed to be of the first real attempts at a FSAE car or anything similar. Surviving records from those days were scarce,...
Per the Hoosier tire website... smallest 13" slick is $156 "SAE Price" $195 retail. Carroll Shelby Enterprises lists the Goodyear D2704 at $193.
Now, your average Joe might think my opinions are a...
Quite aesthetic choosing the body colors to match the tires (themselves an excellent choice).
Again not really my place to say anything from the position of a tire manufacturer, and my opinions are in no way associated with my previous or current employers.
Consider this however: Total...
What is the definition of slip angle? Can say it is the difference between the direction a wheel/tire is pointed, and the direction it's heading.
In your example of a right hand turn, even with...
I am merely suggesting that before a team goes down the road of trying to "take advantage" of bump-steer, they should have a better fundamental understanding of what it really does. Otherwise you're...
Going to chip in 2 cents here before disappearing off this forum again for a while.
Don't overthink this. Or perhaps more correctly - understand what's going on at a fundamental and practical...
I'd be careful with that mentality.
I'll chime in. To someone's earlier inquiry, I no longer work for Goodyear. Just use their products.
Interesting discussion, but I see no reason to avoid the simplest and easiest solution -...
As a side note here... Goodyear 2692 hasn't been made in years. Has since been replaced by the D2696 and I believe a more recent code yet. Hasn't been a secret.
Have you not looked into these at...
Hint - yeah, they're the tire you want.
...compound only huh? Since the 2696?
Alternatively, if there isn't enough to warrant getting a full project at TIRF, perhaps the helpful engineers at the Goodyear Innovation Center in Akron...
Oh boy. I'd look into buying a bullnose end mill and save yourself the trouble of having to pocket things out with a ball end mill and a zillion passes.
There are two problems with a "soft" compound.
First, cornering stiffness is going to decrease as compound stiffness decreases. FSAE cars tend to spend a lot of time at high slip angles so that...
We would always leave a few days early for competition, and use the time to scuff tires and do our engine map tweaking for the altitude change.
Seemed easier and more straight forward to just...