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The Formula Student car teams from CTU will premiere at the Yas Marina Formula 1 circuit in Abu Dhabi

Publication date: 
2020/02/04
Formula Student teams from CTU in Prague will take part in EXPO 2020, which will take place in the United Arab Emirates from 20 October, 2020 to 10 April, 2021. The Office of the Commissioner General, which ensures participation of the Czech Republic in EXPO 2020 for more than a year now as the year zero of the Formula car races is necessary to ensure flawless course of the race with much bigger number of student formulas. As part of the so-called zero-year Formula Student racing, students of CTU Cartech from Faculty of Mechanical Engineering will test the accompanying program with their successful combustion car FS.11 and students of the eForce FEE Prague Formula from Faculty of Electrical Engineering will test it with their latest electric car FSE.08.

In order to run smoothly, the planned Formula One racing races at EXPO 2020 will be preceded by presentations of both student teams´  monoposts at Yas Marina on 15 and 16 February. For organizers of dynamic demonstrations, it is important to know all the possibilities of student formulas as well as the service and background needs that are a prerequisite for each team to have trouble-free races that are not going to be possible during EXPO 2020 in case of problems. The circuit on the coast of the Persian Gulf will host the presentation of student formulas for the first time, as they will complete all the dynamic disciplines of the Formula Student competition. Both CTU student formulas will demonstrate their acceleration, ability to handle high lateral overload and their maneuverability directly on the track when driving at a racing speed. Racing monoposts from CTU will provide invaluable experience to ensure flawless competition with a much larger number of student formulas.

The teams will also organize a workshop for the local universities and industry representatives where they are going to present the Formula Student competition, which does not have a representative at the universities in the United Arab Emirates. The organization of Formula Student competitions will be also presented to the visitors by a representative of the international Formula Student Czech Republic races. Both CTU teams have been participating in the competition for more than 10 years and have been standing on the medal podium for a long time. “We hope that our visit will attract interest of the locals  in this contest, which is one of the largest university competitions in the world, and in the future we will have the opportunity to face new teams from the United Arab Emirates on the Yas Marina circuit, ” members of the eForce FEE Prague Formula team said.
 

Internal combustion engine monopost by CTU CarTech team

 

In developing the FS.11 formula, students used several new technologies and produced all the carbon and most aluminum components themselves. Last year, when designing the formula, they focused primarily on reducing the total weight and increasing the aerodynamic efficiency of the car. The main changes were the prolongation of the  monocoque, the displacement of the front silencers inside the monocoque, improved engine cooling by installing two smaller engine radiators on the sides of the car, adjusting the engine intake inlet position for better air parameters, and repositioning the silencer. This has also resulted in a 190kg lower weight, less than ever. This year he is building a formula for the twelfth year.

 

The electric car of the eForce FEE Prague Formula team

 

The eForce FEE Prague Formula team builds a new formula every year. Its biggest advantage in the world competition is its own design and production of all electronic parts. The formula has four-wheel drive, where each motor is individually controlled by an active electronic differential. The FSE.08 car has a new monocoque, which has allowed the installation of an optimized battery with even better cooling. This promises faster times in the longest discipline on a track of 22 km.

Among the student formulas  in Abu Dhabi, a team of leading scientists from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering that cooperates with researchers from universities in Pennsylvania and New York will be presented as it has made its way to the final round of all three disciplines of the prestigious Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge organized by Khalifa University (to be held from 23 to 25 February).