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Guide To 2025 FSAE Frame Rule Changes
Ride Height, Impact Attenuator, Impact Structure Heights
Use Eyes For Harness Clips
EV Rear Diagonal Requirement
Get External Items off the Main Hoop and Main Hoop Braces
Guide To 2024 FSAE Frame Rule Changes
High temperature knockdowns for composite and structurally bonded accumulators
LV Batteries and Pressurized Cylinders must be inside the chassis
No engine mounts on the Shoulder Harness Bar or Braces
Maximum static ride height should be <= 75mm
Outboard Motor HV Interlock Circuit
Methods for a detached wheel to disable High Voltage:
De-pin and separate outboard communication connector
Break communication cable
Mechanically pull apart inboard communication cable
Engineering A Lighter Chassis, Part 1
Comparing and engineering for different materials
Strength, stiffness, triangulation, load paths, gussets
Suspension loading
EV Accumulator mounts
Guide To 2023 FSAE Frame Rule Changes
Steering Rack Protection
HV Side Minimum Height
Half-Monocoque Attachment
Monocoque Details
Tube Frame Analysis
In addition to a torsion test, local and whole-chassis FEA can show performance for different chassis designs during combined cornering, aero and bump loads, for drivetrain attachments during acceleration and braking, and for harness and other mounts during front impact.
The Indigo Story
They made a whole host of small changes that were almost imperceptible to the eye but aerodynamically significant. They also gave the car a nose-down rake by lowering the front suspension and raising the rear, both ever-so-slightly. All of the changes made the car significantly safer to drive at high speed. But the Ford Indigo was never going to be driven at high speeds as a show concept car – right?
Guide To 2022 FSAE Frame Rule Changes
Standard Honeycomb IA
FH Angle and Head Restraint Protection
Tougher Monocoque Modulus and Harness
Max 2 Accumulator Attachments Per Tube
And more…
Contact! Impact! Fire!
Crash safety considerations beyond the frame and impact attenuator.
Lithium-Ion Thermal Runaway
State of charge, cooling, and water-based extinguisher information to minimize the chances of battery pack overheating, fire, or explosion.