Determining the Limit Performance of a GP2 Race Car: from Reality to Multibody and Analytical Simulation - Part II Giuseppe Callea BhaiTech Technology BhaiTech Technology 1
Company Presentation Brief Recall to Determining the Limit Performance of a GP2 Race Car Part I Determining the Limit Performance of a GP2 Race Car Part II Conclusions Latest Projects & News Partners BhaiTech Technology 2
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Determining the Limit Performance of a GP2 Race Car Part II Determining the Limit Performance of a GP2 Race Car: from Reality to Multibody and Analytical Simulation BhaiTech Technology 12
Brief Recall to Determining the Limit Performance of a GP2 Race Car Part I Vehicle Model Characteristics o o Adams/Car: Multibody Vehicle Model BT Modeller: Lumped Parameter Vehicle Model developed in MATLAB/Simulink Validation Strategy for Vehicle Models Vehicle Definition: Use of Same Data for Vehicle Subsystems Simulation Input: Driver Controls from Experimental Data of a lap at Barcelona BhaiTech Technology 13
Brief Recall to Determining the Limit Performance of a GP2 Race Car Part I BT Modeller & Adams/Car to run using real driver inputs (open loop mode) Experimental Data from a lap at Barcelona track Adams/Car BT Modeller BhaiTech Technology 14
Brief Recall to Determining the Limit Performance of a GP2 Race Car Part I BT Modeller & Adams/Car vs. Experimental Data: Vertical Dynamics Experimental Data from a lap at Barcelona track Adams/Car BT Modeller BhaiTech Technology 15
Brief Recall to Determining the Limit Performance of a GP2 Race Car Part I BT Modeller & Adams/Car vs. Experimental Data: Vertical Dynamics Rear Left Damper Length [mm] Rear Left Normal Tyre Load [kg] Experimental Data from a lap at Barcelona track Adams/Car BT Modeller November 13 2015, Professional MotorSport World Expo 2015 Giuseppe Callea BhaiTech Technology 16
Brief Recall to Determining the Limit Performance of a GP2 Race Car Part I BT Modeller & Adams/Car vs. Experimental Data: XY Plane Dynamics Experimental Data from a lap at Barcelona track Adams/Car BT Modeller BhaiTech Technology 17
Brief Recall to Determining the Limit Performance of a GP2 Race Car Part I BT Modeller & Adams/Car vs. Experimental Data: XY Plane Dynamics Longitudinal Vehicle Velocity [kph] Longitudinal Vehicle Acceleration @ CofG [g] Lateral Vehicle Acceleration @ CofG [g] Experimental Data from a lap at Barcelona track Adams/Car BT Modeller November 13 2015, Professional MotorSport World Expo 2015 Giuseppe Callea BhaiTech Technology 18
Vehicle Model Validation BT Modeller & Adams/Car vs. Experimental Data: XY Plane Dynamics Rear Left Tyre Slip Angle [deg] Rear Left Tyre Lateral Force [kg] Experimental Data from a lap at Barcelona track Adams/Car BT Modeller November 13 2015, Professional MotorSport World Expo 2015 Giuseppe Callea BhaiTech Technology 19
Determining the Limit Performance of a GP2 Race Car Part II Race Car Control & Stability Analysis Step Steer Manuever Constant Radius Corner Entry Control & Stability Mid Corner Control & Stability BhaiTech Technology 20
Determining the Limit Performance of a GP2 Race Car Part II Indeces adopted to evaluate Race Car Performance and Control & Stability Performance - Vehicle Accelerations, Vehicle Speed Control and Stability - Car Distance from Racing Line (Optimum Trajectory) - Slip Angle Overshoot after Steering Input - Slip Angle Settling Time BhaiTech Technology 21
Race Car Control Race Car Control Capability to Approximate Closely the Racing Line Curve 7 BhaiTech Technology 22
Race Car Stability Race Car Stability - Slip Angle Overshoot after Steering Input - Slip Angle Settling Time - Slip Angle Power Spectral Analysis BhaiTech Technology 23
Car Setup Changes Aerodynamic Setup Changes to be Analyzed SETUP Aero Configuration Front Flap Angle Front Flap Gurney Front Upper Flap Rear Wing Angle Rear Wing Gurney 1 HDF_Biplane 28 1 11.5 29.5 0 2 HDF_Biplane 27 1 11.5 27.5 0 3 HDF_Biplane 25 1 11.5 24.5 0 Front Flap Slope Change Rear Wing Angle Change BhaiTech Technology 24
Car Setup Changes Effects of Aerodynamic Setup Changes @ 220 kph SETUP Aero Configuration Aero Balance F Total DownForce Drag Efficiency 1 HDF_Biplane 2 HDF_Biplane 39,9 886 273 3,24 39,9 875 269 3,25 3 HDF_Biplane 39,7 853 262 3,25 Similar Aero Balance & Efficiency Levels Loss in Downforce up to 30 kg Reduction in Drag of 10 kg BhaiTech Technology 25
Step Steer and Constant Radius Maneuvers Transient Step Steer Manuever from the Real World Real Driver Inputs - Barcelona Curve 7 Car Speed @ Corner Entry: 242 kph Driver input T0 = 42.9 s T1 = 43.3 s T2 = 44.3 s T3 = 44.9 s T [s] - 0.4 1 0.61 Gear [-] 5 4 3 3 Pedal [%] 100 8 15 25 Brake [Bar] 0 87 0 0 Steer [deg] 0 0 43 55 BhaiTech Technology 26
Step Steer and Constant Radius Maneuvers Simulated Transient Step Steer + Constant Radius Manuever Simulated Driver Inputs - Barcelona Curve 7 Car Speed @ Corner Entry: 245 kph Driver input T0 = 0 s T1 = 5 s T2=5.4 T3 = 6.4 s T4 =7s T5 = 10 s T [s] - 5 0.4 1 0.6 2 Gear [-] 5 5 4 3 3 3 Pedal [%] 54 54 0 15 27 100 Brake [Bar] 0 0 87 0 0 0 Steer [deg] 0 0 0 43 55 55 BhaiTech Technology 27
Simulated Transient Step Steer and Constant Radius Maneuver BT Modeller: Simulated Transient Step Steer + Constant Radius Manuever Driver Inputs Gear [-] Gear Pedal [%] Pedal Brake Brake [Bar] Steer Steer [deg] BhaiTech Technology 28
Simulated Transient Step Steer and Constant Radius Maneuver BT Modeller: Simulated Transient Step Steer + Constant Radius Manuever Vehicle Performance Longitudinal Velocity [kph] Longitudinal Acceleration [g] Lateral Acceleration [g] BhaiTech Technology 29
Simulated Transient Step Steer and Constant Radius Maneuver BT Modeller: Simulated Transient Step Steer + Constant Radius Manuever Vehicle Control: Trajectory Car Trajectory BhaiTech Technology 30
Simulated Transient Step Steer and Constant Radius Maneuver BT Modeller: Simulated Transient Step Steer + Constant Radius Manuever Vehicle Control: Trajectory Car Trajectory Zoom Corner Apex Corner Apex Relative Lateral Distance: Setup 1 - Setup 2 0.7 [m] Setup 1 - Setup 3 1.9 [m] BhaiTech Technology 31
Simulated Transient Step Steer and Constant Radius Maneuver BT Modeller: Simulated Transient Step Steer + Constant Radius Manuever Vehicle Stability Slip Angle [deg] Aerodynamic Balance [%] BhaiTech Technology 32
Determining the Limit Performance of a GP2 Race Car Conclusions o A method to correlate a lumped parameter vehicle model for real time application with an Adams/Car model and experimental data has been defined o Results from the multibody approach and the analytical one show a good level of correlation between each other and with experimenatal data as well o A method is now available to evaluate the accuracy and robustness of the real time and multibody models when experimental data is not available BhaiTech Technology 33
Company News Latest Projects Successful Completion of R&D project for Jaguar Land Rover Research Division! Latest News BhaiTech is testing the in-house developed control system for the driving simulator: vehicle model motion cueing algorithm low level hardware control BhaiTech Technology 34
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Thank you for your Attention! Contacts Giuseppe Callea gcallea@bhaitech.com Info Web info@bhaitech.com www.bhaitech.com BhaiTech Technology 36