Top Fuel Dragster Powertrain Modelling Lex Joon Racing

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Stone, Thomas C., author.

Conference Name:

Motorsports Engineering Conference & Exposition (2008-12-02 : Concord, North Carolina, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2008

Summary:

Here we consider the construction of a model in the matlab/simulink environment that describes the dynamic processes occurring within the driveline of a Top Fuel Dragster. Particular emphasis is placed upon development of the model for aspects of powertrain performance that are unique to operation of a dragster. This includes clutch operation, tyre modelling including squat and growth and vertical load variation. The model predictions are compared to vehicle test data, and although predictions are not accurate clear similarities are seen. Hence a good basis for simulating the dragster has been produced but significant parameter tuning work is still required. The paper considers future enhancements to the model and methods for identifying model parameters, in order to further improve accuracy

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Publisher Number:

2008-01-2958

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license