A1.2 Vehicle Design Objectives

Formula SAE Rules

PART A - ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS

ARTICLE 1: FORMULA SAE OVERVIEW AND COMPETITION A1.1 Formula SAE Competition Objective

The Formula SAE ® Series competitions challenge teams of university undergraduate and graduate

students to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and compete with small, formula style, vehicles.

A1.1.1 To give teams the maximum design flexibility and the freedom to express their creativity and imaginations there are very few restrictions on the overall vehicle design. The challenge to teams is to develop a vehicle that can successfully compete in all the events described in the FSAE Rules. The competitions themselves give teams the chance to demonstrate and prove both their creativity and

their engineering skills in comparison to teams from other universities around the world.

A1.2 Vehicle Design Objectives

For the purpose of the Formula SAE competition, teams are to assume that they work for a design

firm that is designing, fabricating, testing and demonstrating a prototype vehicle for the non- professional, weekend, competition market.

A1.2.1 The vehicle should have very high performance in terms of acceleration, braking and handling and be sufficiently durable to successfully complete all the events described in the Formula SAE Rules and held at the Formula SAE competitions.

A1.2.2 The vehicle must accommodate drivers whose stature ranges from 5th percentile female to 95th

percentile male and must satisfy the requirements of the Formula SAE Rules.

A1.2.3 Additional design factors to be considered include: aesthetics, cost, ergonomics, maintainability, manufacturability, and reliability.

A1.2.4 Once the vehicle has been completed and tested, your design firm will attempt to “sell” the design to a “corporation” that is considering the production of a competition vehicle. The challenge to the design team is to develop a prototype car that best meets the FSAE vehicle design goals and which can be profitably marketed.

A1.2.5 Each design will be judged and evaluated against other competing designs to determine the best overall car.

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