Optimal Control for Race Car Minimum Time Maneuvering

Minimizing the time needed to travel a prescribed distance is the main development goal in motorsports. In racing car development, simulations are used to predict the effect of design parameter changes on vehicle performance. If approached as an optimal trajectory planning problem, a maneuver simulation can be used to determine not only the...

Build your own racing car

The DUT racing team; design, produce and race your own car

The DUT Racing Team consists of a group of sixty students that will design and produce a racing car for the Formula Student competition in the period of one academic year. Within the team there is a great variety of people, all from different faculties, nationalities and age. In addition there is an association of former members that ensures the...