Magic Formula – The software tools behind student motorsport
Software modelling and simulation are vital aspects of Formula Student, where young engineers get to put their academic knowledge into practice.
Formula Student (FS) can trace its roota back to the 1980s, when the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) in the UNited States started running its Formula SAE programme. Today, hundreds of teams from universities around the world compete, designing single-seat race cars and honing their engineering and project management skills along the way.
A breeding ground for the motorsport pioneers of tomorrow, FS has received strong backing from the automotive industry, as well as software companies such as MathWorks. It provides FS teams with design tools to develop and test their vehicles, as well as behind the scenes support to get the best out of the software. According to MathWorks’ Christoph Hahn, the relationship with FS has evolved over the last number of years.
“MathWorks has been involved with Formula Student on a corporate level for four years,” he tells me. “Before, there were local engagements, but now we are sponsoring competitions.”
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