Metrology and Formula One Car

Author

Cocco, L. ; Daponte, P.

Author_Institution

Res. & Planning of Electron. Dept., Ferrari S.p.A., Maranello

fYear

2008

fDate

12-15 May 2008

Firstpage

755

Lastpage

760

Abstract

Formula one (FI) metrology is essential to supervise the racing car performance and to optimize the vehicle setup. In this sport, drivers and engineers need to monitor constantly and accurately several parameters about car systems like engine, transmission, suspensions and wheels. Telemetry in top racing world doesn\´t represent simply a "diagnostic tool" but it involves a dedicated hardware/software to detect, to collect and to transmit thousands of data channels. This paper critically review the most important metrological aspects of FI car model Ferrari F2007 (Drivers & Constructors World Champion 2007), in terms of control strategies, performance improvement and safety ensuring.

Keywords

automobiles; automotive components; automotive electronics; sport; suspensions (mechanical components); telemetry; wheels; wireless sensor networks; FI car model Ferrari F2007; car engine; car systems; control strategies; data channels; formula one car; formula one metrology; performance improvement; racing car; suspensions; telemetry; vehicle setup; wheels; wireless sensor networks; Automotive engineering; Condition monitoring; Engines; Hardware; Metrology; Software tools; Suspensions; Telemetry; Vehicles; Wheels; automotive sensors; formula one car; telemetry; vehicle monitoring;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference Proceedings, 2008. IMTC 2008. IEEE

Conference_Location

Victoria, BC

ISSN

1091-5281

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1540-3

Electronic_ISBN

1091-5281

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMTC.2008.4547138

Filename

4547138