Desenvolvimento de assento para veículo de competição formula SAE: projeto, seleção de materiais e execução

Abstract

The seat must fit the driver comfortably while the car is being driven close to its limit for an extended period of time. In a low mass and high performance vehicle such as a Formula SAE, this seat must be resistant, however also light and thin ensuring driver’s position is as low as possible in the car. Such contradictory requirements end up demanding the usage of high cost materials and processes. Motivated by this challenge, it is proposed as the goal of this essay to deliver the most efficient solution given the conditions of the team that represents Curitiba’s Federal University of Technology of Paraná on Formula SAE series. Studies will be conducted as well as benchmarking on other teams, and, later to the project and manufacturing, testing for validation of the final component.