Brunel Racing's Design Team
Brunel Racing's cars are designed by 3rd year Motorsport and Mechanical Engineering students, with
guidance from both the final year management team, and academic project supervisors at the university.
Some of the team's designers will next year be going on to take industrial placements, or to study towards
a Masters degree, whereas others are in their final year and will graduate in Summer 2012.
The design team is split into groups based upon the area of the car on which they are working.
Bodywork
The aerodynamics and bodywork group is the responsibility of Florian Talou. It deals with the
car's bodywork and aerodynamic devices, including projects ranging from the
sidepods to the nosecone and crash structure.
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| Nose Cone & Crash Structure |
Oliver Hickman |
| Sidepods |
David Pedrick |
| Wings |
Protik Sarkar |
| Floor & Diffuser |
Mohsim Syedr |
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Driver Controls & Ergonomics
The Driver Controls and Ergonomics group is managed by Richard White.
Projects in this area encompass the cockpit area, including the pedalbox and gearshift mechanism.
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| Brake System |
Ben Siviter |
| Clutch |
Bashir Badi |
| Gear Shifter |
Sekar Harshavdhan |
| Pedalbox |
Alex Almeda |
| Steering Wheel & Ergonomics |
Hafizzul Johari |
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Track Testing & Vehicle Dynamics
Mukesh Mehbubani is in charge of the testing and simulation group, responsible for simulations
and track testing.
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| Driver Instrumentation & Telemetry |
Marios Constantinou |
| Traction & Launch Control |
Bernardo Fernandes |
| Torque Vectoring Control for Electric Vehicle |
Efstathios Siampis |
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Powertrain
All projects relating to the car's engine are dealt with by the Powertrain Group, managed by
James Ackers. The work in this area includes rolling road/dyno testing, engine
mapping, intake and exhaust.
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| Engine Simulation & Validation |
Eun Cha |
| Exhaust & Silencer |
Sam Moss |
| Fuel System |
Wai Wan 'Danny' Tang |
| Intake & Throttle |
Marios Nikolaidis |
| Cooling |
Peter Pokoradi |
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Unsprung
The Unsprung Group, managed by Heather Cray, deals with any unsprung mass
on the car. This includes the suspension geometry and components, wheels, brakes, and several other projects.
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| Steering |
Callum Henn |
| Suspension |
Vinicius Cruz |
| Wheels & Tyres |
Gregory Atkin |
| Wishbones, Uprights & Hubs |
Alex Vaughan-Thomas |
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Chassis
The Chassis Group, managed by Adam Boix, deals with the current and
future Brunel Racing Chassis designs.
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| Chassis Model Validation |
Arijeet Roy |
| Future Monocoque Development |
Christopher Bratton |
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Drivetrain
The Drivetrain Group, managed by Chris Muir. And encompasses
components such as the differential and gearbox.
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| Differential |
Mohammad Haghzare (Mehdi) |
| Drivetrain |
Harman Singh Kang |
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Electrification
The Electronics Group is managed by James Thomas. This Group is responsible
for investigating the conversion of a FS car to electric.
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| Conversion of Current FS Car to Electric |
Mohammed Samir |
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