EVALUATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE FRONT STABILIZER POSITION ON THE DRIVING SPEED OF LIGHT SPORTS CARS USING COMPUTER SIMULATIONS

Abstract

The main goal of this research is to minimise the needed financial and time resources that are invested into autosport using simulator as a tool to reach this desired result. Main problem rises from the reason being that it is hard to correctly setup and optimise a racing vehicle, and its suspension components, because it is nearly impossible to test the vehicle under identical circumstances regarding ever changing conditions. This is where simulation comes into play, because it allows using identical conditions under all times,  and only the settings of a certain are changed and monitored to see what results does this provide and if are these results are viable and related to data provided by the vehicle manufacturer. During the testing lap times were evaluated and compared to how the car was set up, data was analysed and accounted for any miscalculations. The outcome of this test proved to be that this simulation method for testing can be used a proper tool trying to save time and money trying to perfect and optimise the setup of a selected race car.