Rear Aero Wing Design for SAE Formula Car
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- Perla Jimenez Cabral
- Froilan Guallpa
- Ryan Conley
- Jennifer Rubio
Project description Heading link
Each year, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Formula team is challenged to design and build a Formula style vehicle. This Formula vehicle participates in multiple international competitions against other schools. The goal of the competition is to obtain the most points overall by performing well in all the events. The sponsor was interested in this project because it would help enhance their performance in the dynamic events. For this reason this project was based on designing a rear wing for the SAE Formula vehicle. A rear wing would enhance vehicle performance of the Formula car in SAE International competitions by increasing downforce with the smallest drag penalty possible. Main airfoil and flap airfoil shapes were chosen and then optimized for better vehicle performance through Computational Fluid Dynamics analysis. A mounting mechanism was selected to ensure that the wing was properly supported while minimizing drag. The full assembly design was then analyzed through Finite Element Analysis. Manufacturing processes for all components of the assembly were considered, based on cost, time, and quality.