Vehicles
Design Philosophy | Concept | Light Weight | Merchantability
Concept
On 2006, In oder to enhance and evolve our knowledge and experience that we have gained, we stuck to the basics in designing. By doing that, we were able to build a car with the true speed, light weight, and high merchantability.
Pursuing the Basic Designs
To put in practie our knowledge and experience, we have revised the basic design of a racing car, and by doing so, we were able to bring out the potential ability of our car. These are the main revision that we have done this year:
Low centre of gravity
To enhance the kinematic performance of the car by minimizing the unstable attitude variation of the car while cornoring etc., we have aimed for a car with low centre of gravity, as we have kept on doing so from last year. The main examples are; the adaptation of the dry-sump system, and lowering the position of the front suspention system.
Weight
To work out a drive that makes the driver feel as if the car were a part of himself, we have thought out the weight balance thoroughly. We have accomplished the reduction of inertia moment by knowing the weight of each parts and placing it in the car.
Designing With Models
To provide an ideal driving environment for the drivers, we have made varioustyoes of models and reflected them to the car. Mock-up 1/6 minuture frame, the placement of 95th male in the 3D-CAD(Pro-Engineer), the use of full-scale mock-up frame, the examination of the layout of the steering system and the visibility test from the drivier's position has enabled us to provide an ideal driving environment for the driver.
Vehicles
Design Philosophy | Concept | Light Weight | Merchantability
