Aerodynamic loads can directly affect the performance of a vehicle as in the case of a drag force, or indirectly as in the case of a lift or downforce. Both acceleration and braking create vehicle pitch which can interact unfavorable with aerodynamics. The initial goal of this project was to understand the effect of aerodynamics and design a body that utilized aerodynamic loading for quality race performance. Due to a number of factors, this goal was not achieved, however, presented herein are both the fundamental theory and the considerations that would have been taken to achieve this goal if time and circumstances permitted.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Waters, Rodney David

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 05D065M

Advisor

• Cobb, Eben C.

Year

• 2005

Date created

• 2005-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright