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Bialystok University of Technology is presenting a new racing car in the Formula Student class. It is CMS-08

07-07-2022

The CMS-08 racing car (bolid) means nine months of work of 31 students from the Cerber Motorsport team of Bialystok University of Technology. The latest Formula Student class racing car will be officially presented on 8 July 2022. The car is lighter, easier to drive and even faster.

This is the eighth car in the series of cars taking part in the Formula Student competition, built at Bialystok University of Technology’s Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. It has been created by 31 students from Cerber Motorsport – a team operating within the Student Auto-Moto-Club at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Bialystok University of Technology. The Student formula limits engine capacity to 710 ccm. That is why the students introduced all possible innovations in the CMS-08 car. More than five months spent on design and nearly four months spent on execution resulted in the preparation of a new, improved design of the car.

– ‘We have introduced many improvements and innovative solutions such as an active cooling system for the engine area, an engine cover reducing air resistance, a floor extended with new air intakes and a splitter – the front part of the floor’ – informs Michał Gleba, a first-semester student of second-cycle studies in mechanical engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Bialystok University of Technology and a coordinator of the CMS-08 car project. These are just some of the innovations and changes introduced in comparison to CMS-07.

The Cerber Motorsport team operating within the Student Auto-Moto-Club at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Bialystok University of Technology consists of six departments responsible for individual elements of the unique design.

– ‘The engine and propulsion department thoroughly redesigned the cooling system, which resulted in a reduction in the weight of the entire system while maintaining its efficiency,’ – reveals Michał Gleba, coordinator of the CMS-08 car project. – ‘We have developed the design of the lubrication system based on a dry sump, and the new concept of the intake manifold allowed for a reduction in its weight while improving its rigidity. To carry out the necessary tests and research, we designed and built a prototype of an electronically controlled throttle.’

The students also looked into the external characteristics of the engine. They decided to use as even a torque curve as possible, which provides a wide range of usable speeds for the drive unit. This makes the car more predictable and easier to drive.

– ‘Our electronics department has used a completely new module combining the display with a data acquisition system, allowing the driver to control selected parameters of the car’s operation and save the data for later analysis’ – explains Michal Gleba. This will help to improve the current as well as future designs. Cerber Motorsport’s electronics department has further expanded the telemetry system to include tyre temperature, wheel speed, suspension deflection and fuel pressure sensors, as well as a GPS module. The student electronics enthusiasts have improved the remote communication system, so that it will be possible to be connected to the car from virtually anywhere.

– ‘315 metres of cables were used to build the car and the whole harness weighs about 3.5 kg,’ – calculates Michał Gleba. . – ‘The telemetry system consists of 33 sensors monitoring the parameters of the car.’

For the first time, the safety rim was laminated into the superstructure, reducing the weight of the entire monocoque. They also increased the angle of the driver’s backrest, improving the position of the centre of gravity of the entire car. The designers reduced the number of layers and used milled structural foams in the critical areas (curves) when lining the monocoque.

– ‘The entire aerodynamic package of the CMS-08 car has undergone fundamental changes’ – emphasises Michal Gleba. All this was done in order to maintain aerodynamic balance while increasing the generated lifting force, and to further improve airflow control in the wheel areas.

– ‘We redesigned the geometry of the front wing and fitted it with proprietary airfoils’ – explains the Cerber Motorsport team coordinator. – ‘We designed an innovative brake cooling solution that also improves the airflow surrounding the wheel. Together with the engine cover, the new airfoils allowed us to improve the performance of the car’s rear wing and increase the downforce generated.’

As a result of cooperation between the various departments of the team, a drag reduction system (DRS) was applied to the rear wing, which is responsible for reducing drag and downforce on straight sections of the track.

During the 2022 season, a team of students from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Bialystok University of Technology will compete in 5 competition series:

  • Formula SAE Italy,
  • Formula Student Czech Republic,
  • Formula Studetn Austria,
  • Formula Student EAST,
  • Formula Student Germany.

The city of Białystok supports students’ trips to competitions outside Poland.

The new Formula Student CMS-08 racing car will be presented on Friday, 8 July 2022, at 1 p.m., in front of the entrance to the Centre for Modern Education, 16 Zwierzyniecka Street.

The Cerber Motorsport team, operating within the Student Auto-Moto-Club at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Bialystok University of Technology. The organisation was established in November 2011 by 17 students, passionate about cars. Over the years, more than 200 people have worked on eight generations of CMS cars. Today, the team consists of 31 people and is divided into 6 sub-teams: Aerodynamics, Electronics, Suspension, Engine and Propulsion, Superstructure, Marketing. The main objective of the Student Club is to win the top position in the prestigious international Formula Student competitions. They are held annually in more than 15 countries, with more than 800 teams, which is almost 31,000 members. Students design and build a car that competes against teams from all over the world. Winning the competition is not only determined by the speed of the car, construction, financial and sales planning are equally important. The competition is divided into static and more spectacular dynamic competitions. Judges are mainly constructors closely associated with the automotive industry. 

As the first Polish team, Cerber Motorsport podiumed at the Formula SAE Italy competition in 2016. This competition also brought second places in the competitions: Acceleration, Endurance and Skidpad. The following years also saw a series of successes. One of the most important goals of the Student Club is to create an ever better car and to introduce innovative solutions to improve its performance, which translates into winning places. Combining theory with practice, and at the same time having fun and competing are synonymous with the Cerber Motorsport Team.

 

Subsidised by the Minister of Science and Higher Education with funds from the state budget as part of the programme ” Studenckie koła naukowe tworzą innowacje “.

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