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Introducing: The Chassis Team

8.3.2018 Tampere UAS Formula Blog
Introducing: The Chassis Team Santeri Rahkola Who are you and what is your job in the team? I’m Santeri Rahkola and this season I’m responsible of designing the chassis and…
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Introducing: The Frame Team

14.2.2018 Tampere UAS Formula Blog
Introducing: The Frame Team Who are you? I’m Saku Ekola, and this year I’m the head of frame department. What do you stydy in TAMK? I’m third year student of…
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EVOLUTION OF TFS 2011-2013 In the year 2011 th EVOLUTION OF TFS 2011-2013 In the year 2011 the engine was changed to Yamaha’s YZF 450R 443 cm3 engine. Chassis design was altered again. Gearbox was changed from 6-speed to 5-speed. With the changes to engine and chassis, the FS011 was 28 kilograms lighter than FS010. The new YZF engine had significantly less power and torque than the previous FZ6 engine, but top speed and acceleration results remained relatively the same. There was not much noticeable improvement on the car in the year 2012 as all the specs stayed the same compared to the FS011 and no major modifications were made. In 2013 our car’s engine was changed again, this time to Aprilia RXV 550 cm3 V2. The material of the fairings was changed from fiberglass to carbon fiber and frame was made from Ruukki Form 600-material. Most significant change was again in the weight of the car and in the amount of power due to the engine swap.
DEPARTMENT INTRODUCTION Powertrain is a really c DEPARTMENT INTRODUCTION Powertrain is a really crucial part of a race car, in other words it’s the heart of a car. It includes multiple parts, such as the intake and exhaust manifold, transmission, cylinder, the block and the fuel system. Together these parts work to make the vehicle’s power source. The head of Powertrain in our team is Pyry Pihlajaniemi. He’s a second-year team member and dreams that in the future he could make a career out of this part of his competence, in motorsports. Like with all our Department Heads, we asked what’s their favorite dog breed. Can you guys guess what was his? Owczarek podhalanski! Also known as Tatra Shepherd dog, it’s a Polish breed. (Google it please it’s so cute!) Pyry’s favorite things about Christmas are spending time with his family and relaxing. What about his favorite memory in a team? His answer was absolutely the award ceremony of FS Austria last summer. It’s a huge process to design the powertrain for a race car. This years’ projects, for example, are to make the systems lighter and better optimized. Upgrading the turbocharger is also on the list, and the intention is to add more power to the whole package. We also seek to balance the power output with fuel consumption. All of the decisions are based on simulations, calculating and of course testing.
Here at TFS we celebrate Finland’s independence Here at TFS we celebrate Finland’s independence day by having a day full of games and hanging out together as a team. Some of the games we play are Hoosier ball, kyykkä and nail game! In the evening as a tradition, we go to sauna, provided to us by our partner @opiskelijakuntatamko! We had a great time! 🌟❤️
THE EVOLUTION OF TFS 2008–2010 2008 was the fi THE EVOLUTION OF TFS 2008–2010 2008 was the first year that our team got to participate in Formula Student competitions with a completely ready car. The FS008 car had a tube frame and fully triangulated structure with fiberglass and carbon fiber covers. Transmission had STM’s slipper clutch, six gears and Drexler’s SAE-LSD differential. Our engine was Yamaha FZ6 ’04 599 cm3 from 2008 until 2010. The second picture is of our 2009 car. The chassis was “slightly” altered as you can see in the pic. The fairings material was fiberglass. Other modifications were made to the clutch (from slipper to regular clutch) and exhaust manifold and intake manifold were optimized resulting in more power and better performance. The third pic is from the year 2010. The chassis was very different again. The clutch was changed back to the original slipper clutch and transmission was improved with electronically controlled pneumatic 6-speed semi-automatic gearbox.
Happy Independence day Finland! 🇫🇮💙🤍 Happy Independence day Finland! 🇫🇮💙🤍 December 6th 2023 marks the date for Finland’s 106th year of independence and our team is celebrating the day together!
DEPARTMENT INTRODUCTION Our head of Body and Com DEPARTMENT INTRODUCTION Our head of Body and Composites is Simo Huuskonen. The most important thing to know about him must be his favorite dog breed. So, what is it then? It’s border terrier, and we are pleased about his decision. Design work is a big part of Simo’s department and this year’s project, for example, is the new ground effect undertray. Simo hopes that in the future he could professionally utilize in his own career some aerodynamic and simulation skills he has learned in a team. The department of Body and Composites utilizes CFD-simulation a lot. Their job is to design and manufacture all the composite parts, mainly the carbon fiber monocoque and aero parts. So, Body and Composites are of course an important part of a team. Simo’s favorite part about Christmas is smoked fish and potato casserole with the side of good beer. These are typical Finnish Christmas dishes. His most loved dessert after Christmas meal is gingerbreads with Finnish blue cheese called “Aurajuusto” and dates. Simo also told us a funny story when we asked some of his favorite memories in a team. The team was in Hungary, and it was a warm and stormy night. Eight team members tried to keep a tent in its place while the wind tried to lift it off. There was almost four inches of water on the floor of the tent and the constant lightnings made the night clear as day. The atmosphere was still fun, and in the tent next door people were still singing and dancing.
JALANEN OY Getting the right kind of parts for ou JALANEN OY Getting the right kind of parts for our car can be difficult at times because they’re not quite available from the local stores, so most of the time they’re designed from scratch. Our parts for the car are unique and intricate, and we want to say thanks to our longtime partner Jalanen Oy for providing their machining services for us over the years. Thanks to them we’ve been able to keep our car evolving and moving forward. Jalanen Oy is a Finnish company founded by three of our alumni in 2020. They specialize in high quality prototype and small-scale production for companies & individual customers. Some of the parts they’ve machined for us are a lot of different mounts, hybrid gearbox covers and front hoop for our monocoque.
COMPETITION THROWBACK Here’s few shots from the COMPETITION THROWBACK Here’s few shots from the last seasons competition trip to Austria. This is where the spark ignited 💥 Lightweight baby!💪🏻
DEPARTMENT INTRODUCTION Our head of the suspensio DEPARTMENT INTRODUCTION Our head of the suspension, brakes and steering department, better known by his last name Makkonen, has been in our team for three years, from which he has spent two as department head. This year he is also our head of manufacturing. This department includes mostly 3D cad design, mechanical design and strength of materials simulations like FEA, but they still have some vehicle dynamics calculations and simulations for those who feel interested in the more ”theoretical” side of designing a race car. As their specialty is mechanical design work, they help our other departments in this aspect. For example, they are now designing our next year’s hybrid gearbox. As of this point the team led by Makkonen includes 9 team members. We presented some questions to our beloved Otto and the most important of them was of course what’s his favorite dog breed. We loved his answer that was Finnish spitz. He also told us a few hard facts. In his opinion Lord of the Rings movies are definitely worse than books. Another, maybe a little unpopular opinion comes out with the question about his favorite tv show. His answer was that the all time greatest show is ”How I met your mother” and it is much better than the show ”Friends”. For the final thing, what are his plans for the future. He would love to work with mechanical design and strength of materials. The things he described are pretty much similar to what our Suspension, brakes and steering department already include, so we think he’s in the right place already.
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