Formula SAE Dashboard Display

• Bogdan Koval
• Michael Jacobson
• Corey Judkins
• Mateusz Gawel

An integral part of optimizing the performance of a race car is gathering and analyzing both telemetry data and driver feedback from on-track testing. The UIC chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) is currently able to log data from the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) of its formula car, but is limited to analyzing said data after the fact. This project aims to implement a digital dashboard display that bridges the gap between post-testing analysis and subjective driver feedback by providing the driver with essential telemetry in real-time. A 7-inch display encased in a carbon fiber dashboard is used to output valuable information including, but not limited to: engine RPM, oil temperature and pressure, and vehicle speed. The display also shows a warning should a performance parameter be outside of its normal operating range, reducing the risk of a driver causing damage to the vehicle. In conjunction with post-testing data analysis, providing the driver with essential data during operation of the vehicle will in return provide the UIC Formula SAE team with more objective driver feedback, leading to an improved understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the formula car, and accelerating development of both the current and next year’s formula car.