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Eric Klang
Faculty Advisor
Wolfpack Motorsports
College of Engineering
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7910
Engine mounting locations are also decided upon and Figure 5: Early Chassis Iteration
fixed so that the engine design team can accurately
place their individual part models in the car assembly The final step in the design of the chassis is to put
without having to change their parts. This keeps the together an assembly model with all of the parts that will
team from making drastic changes when farther along in be put on the car, including the driver. This process
the design process. allows the designer to see clearances between parts
and to get an idea as to where certain parts will be able
Modeling of Variable Elements The next step is to to be mounted. A key part to the assembly of the
model the tubes that connect the fixed elements to each Wolfpack Motorsports cars is the header clearance for
other. Arrangements of these tubes are variable and the turbo and the drivers seat. Special consideration
careful consideration of weight, manufacturability, and must be taken so that the fuel tank and drivers seat are
chassis stiffness must be taken, so that the chassis does not too close to the turbo and vice versa. This assembly
not become heavy and too flexible. The 2009 rules must also gives an indication as to where such items as the
also be taken into account when drawing these battery and ECU will be placed on the car. It is
connecting tubes. important to put as many parts as possible into the
assembly to check for clearances and interferences with
Since the weight of the chassis is critical to car every part of the car and the chassis. Figure 6 is an
performance, connecting tubes must be kept short and example of a near full assembly.
thin. Most of the connecting tubes on the WMF09
chassis are 1 .049 wall, 1 .035 wall, or .75 .035
tubing. The only connecting tubes that are not this size
are the required roll hoop bracing tubes which must be
1 .065 wall. These bracing tubes are kept to a
minimum length.