The location of all the holes for the suspension,wings and roll-bars of the DUT13 were measured using a FAROArm. This was done because the highly complex shape of the monocoque and the high accuracy that has to be attained to drill the holes. A FAROArm is a measurement system in the form of a futuristic robotic arm, that can map a real-life object and compare it to a 3D model in a computer. Due to the high measurement accuracy that can be obtained by a FAROArm, it is used in the aerospace and automotive industry with companies such as Lockheed Martin, NASA, Jaguar and Aston Martin. Read more…

On Wednesday the first of May an interest drink took place in our workshop for students who are interested in joining DUT Racing next year. Due to technical difficulties, applying for next year via the website was impossible. Therefore we would like to urge the students who want to be sure that they applied for next year to send an email to recruitment@dutracing.nl. In this email one should indicate whether he or she is interested in doing his minor in the team, or is interested in a part-time job. We look forward to all the emails!

The wheelcentres for the DUT13 have arrived. “It is fantastic to be able to hold these self-designed centres now.” said Tim Blondeel the designer of the wheelcentres. Tim has been busy designing and performing stiffness and strength analysis on these wheelcentres for a period of over 4 months. Now with the help of the VDL Enabling Technologies Group the design has become reality. Read more…

The spindles have arrived! The spindles produced by the NLR (Dutch Aerospace Laboratory) which connect the wheels with the car have arrived. DUT Racing is known from making lightweight constructions by combining several parts into one. This design strategy has also been applied to this part. The spindle combines the carrier of the planetary gear system, the attachment of the brake disk and the integration of the studs (wheel bolts) in one integral part. The spindle transfers the rotating motion of the motors to the wheels which makes this a very dynamic part. Read more…

Today, we took a visit to the Engineering & Research Centre of our dear partner, SKF, located in Nieuwegein. First of all, we were given a presentation about the global image of the bearing-systems-producing multinational. Read more…