Formula SAE Aerodynamics
Recently I had the chance to partner with the SAE Detroit Section to give a presentation on aero design for Formula SAE. Check it out below!
Max Taylor – Aerodynamics and Motorsport Engineering
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Estimating F1 Aero Coefficients with Lap Simulation
F1 aero data is always a hot topic for speculation, and while only the teams will know the real answer, I decided to take a crack at estimating F1 aero coefficients from the bit of public data that we have available. In order to do this I used my custom MATLAB lap time simulation (LTS) Continue reading "Estimating F1 Aero Coefficients with Lap Simulation"
Aerodynamic Studies of a 2022 F1 Car
In a couple of months the 2022 Formula 1 season will get underway with probably the largest single change to the aerodynamic regulations in its history. I couldn t pass up the opportunity to do some aero investigations of my own, so today I want to share my concept of a 2022 car before the first Continue reading "Aerodynamic Studies of a 2022 F1 Car"
Building an F1 Lap Sim Model
I ve wrote a bit about my lap sim program before, but today I wanted to give a full demonstration. The goal will be to build up a model of a modern F1 car and correlate it to real telemetry data. My main tool will be my MATLAB quasi-static lap time simulation program, but the process Continue reading "Building an F1 Lap Sim Model"
2021 Williams F1 CFD
Thanks to some clever people I was able to get a CAD model of the current 2021 Williams F1 car that s not something that happens every day, so of course I had to run CFD on it. The suspension positions on the model were set up for around 2.08 degrees rake, so that s how Continue reading "2021 Williams F1 CFD"
MVRC 2020 – F1 Aerodynamics
Earlier this year I discovered the Mantium Virtual Racecar Challenge, which is an online aerodynamics competition to design a Formula One car using CFD. The final race of the year was a few weeks ago, so I wanted to showcase the car that I ve designed. I also encourage you to check out the other competitors Continue reading "MVRC 2020 F1 Aerodynamics"
Lap Simulation (pt. 2)
Another update on my MATLAB lap time simulation program. This time I wanted to show more of the details, demonstrate how I can generate a basic tire model from logged data, and show how the simulation compares to that data. As I mentioned previously I m using logged data from a driver-in-the-loop racing simulator, but the Continue reading "Lap Simulation (pt. 2)"
Lap Simulation
I thought I d share a little personal project that I ve been working on for a while now, writing my own lap simulation code in MATLAB. Essentially its a point-mass model using various vehicle parameters to calculate loads on each corner. The solver starts from zero velocity and iterates until a solution has converged. Of course Continue reading "Lap Simulation"