Title :
Metrology and Formula One Car
Author :
Cocco, L. ; Daponte, P.
Author_Institution :
Res. & Planning of Electron. Dept., Ferrari S.p.A., Maranello
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;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference Proceedings, 2008. IMTC 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1540-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1091-5281
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2008.4547138
