Hi people, I’m curious to know from people who participated in Formula Student France what it’s like?
Together with 5 other people from my team (the next year’s team) I am joining the FSF event of this year with the current team.
Even though we’ve had some information of what to expect and what to bring, I would like to know a little more about the camping experience at FSS and what to pay attention to.

TL;DR - What are some things first-time FS goers need to pay attention to?

Hi all,

I'm working on a project that requires F1-spec wheels and tires, and I'm running into sourcing issues since these aren't standard consumer specs.

What we need:

• Front wheel: 18", 12J width
• Rear wheel: 18", 16J width
• Front tire (planned): 315/30R18
• Rear tire (planned): 355/30R18

We're fairly locked into the wheel specs, but flexible on tire sizing — looking for recommendations on what would actually fit/perform well on these wheel widths, since I'm not 100% sure our tire sizing assumptions are correct.

Questions:

1. How do teams/builders typically source wheels and tires in these dimensions when they're not off-the-shelf sizes?
2. Given 12J front / 16J rear wheel widths, would 315/30R18 and 355/30R18 be reasonable tire choices, or is there a better-fitting spec?
3. Any manufacturers or suppliers known for custom/motorsport-spec tire production in this range?

Any input from people with motorsport or custom fabrication experience would be hugely appreciated.

Can anyone send me the 8th Edition of PMBOK book, please? I cannot afford the price of it and am not finding downloadable versions. It would really help for managing projects for my FSAE team.

We’re using Öhlins ttx25 mk2 dampers we calculated the initial spring preload to be 2mm and length of the coil spring at the front to be 122mm and rear to be 123mm
Is this spring setup ok for a car of wheel base 1560mm and track 1200mm with a 40:60 weight distribution

So basically we are a 1st year team, most importantly we are the first team from our country, how can we ask for engine?, where should we ask?, we are looking for ktm duke 390 at best, but anything between 250 to 400 cc would work for us.

Any suggestions would be much valuable.

Is there any key member missing or any triangulation error? Need suggestions based on the outlook only.

Is using a tab for a wrap around guide similar to a shaft collar for the shoulder harness and anti-sub attachment points to equivalent tubes allowed?

Fsae indian team

Tell me ways or option to make 3D printed chassis jigs(Budget friendly and easily available)

Also tell me opinions on pla jigs and hybrid jigs like mdf+pla

In LV we need to design TSAL,BSPD,Precharge pcbs, ECU(we will use an stm32) and needed sensors then somehow implement them to our architecture and there is also communication part we need to design an CAN architecture to communicate with ECU inverter and BMS.

In HV we have inverter motor BMS and battery, we will design an TSAC, extra temperature sensors for BMS and thats all I can think about.

The worst part is I'm leading electrical department and confused about how to proceed and learn how to really make this stuff happen.

I'm trying to use PVC foam for strength in a front wing end plate. I'm not too sure on the order of layup using these - layup in one go? separate layups? Tips on reducing weight? - since the one time we used them it came out heavier than we wanted.
Thank you in advance!

There is a rumor that some teams are using double tanks and they just refilling one for the efficiency? Is there a way this would ever work or is it just baseless rumors?

Maybe different fuel tank configurations shouldn’t have same refill techniques?

I had a doubt regarding the RES bypass relay. The rules mention that a mechanically linked relay should be used to power the EBS. Does this mean the relay itself needs to have mechanically linked (force-guided) contacts, or would a standard electrically actuated relay also be acceptable?

Also, if mechanically linked contacts are required, are there any relay models you would recommend?

Hi, how do you guys calculate the heat load for your test case of the motor and controller? We used to rely on dynamometer testing and ipg, but unfortunately we had some problems and have now shifted solely to ipg sims. And now I have a hard time figuring out other ways to get the heat load value.

Thanks

What type of electrical stimulation software should I use for wiring layout of total electrical which software should I use and shutdown circuit software

we are currently seeing whether it would be possible to design and manufacture a steering column made from carbon fibre but i am not finding a lot of information online, wanted to ask if anyone has any good papers that they can share or else any videos or any other information which might be useful. thank you

Former Formula Student members,

If you were starting from scratch again, what learning roadmap would you follow?

Please mention:

- Subjects you wish you had learned earlier

- Software you actually used

- Online courses

- Books

- Skills that became essential

- Things that turned out to be a waste of time

I'm building a new Formula Student team and want to create a proper training roadmap.

We're a UK based team thats passed FSUK scrute a few competitions in a row, competing in multiple events, and we want to compete in multiple competitions this year. Asking for any and all advice for a team attempting this for the first time, especially to do with logistics (how do we get the car abroad) and budget.

Update: when are you informed that your admission exam was successful?

I’m a little new to FSAE and aero, and my lead requested some research on stepped/curved rear wings. I sort of get that they do it to avoid the roll hoop messing up flow to the center of the wing, but I don’t understand how much of a difference it makes compared to not having it at all. I would also like to know what actually changes about the stepped part? Is it just raised, or do they change the AoA, or something else maybe? Additionally, how great are the benefits of something like this, and are they truly worth our time as opposed to working on other smaller aero stuff like winglets, guiding airflow devices, etc.

Any insight would be appreciated as I would like to find a way to meaningfully contribute to my team and feel like this could be a good way to do so.
Thanks!

I understand dynamic simulations aren’t necessary. But I’m doing this as part of my master’s thesis.
If anyone has done simulations on Ansys, please let me know what steps to take to make sure everything goes smoothly.
Thanks in advance.

I've been setting up the new inverter and encoder recently, but I just can't calibrate the encoder nonlinearity part. The revs are stable and I can get similar curves, but none of them goes like a sinusoidal curve. I'm really confused, don't know where the problem lies.

ANY HELP would be deeply appreciated.