Technical specifications
FST 12
Our latest and greatest
General
Weight
Wheelbase
Track width
CG Height
0-100 km/h
Top speed
235 kg
1540 mm
1200 mm
302 mm
2.5 s
116 km/h
Powertrain
Motor
Power
Battery
4x AC AMK
130 kW (175 hp)
LiCo02 cells
Chassis
Composite monocoque made of carbon fiber sandwich structure with Honeycomb, Rohacell and 3D core.
Suspension
Front
Rear
Tyres
Braking
Carbon Fiber Double Wishbone
Carbon Fiber Double Wishbone
Continental Formula Student C19 205/470 R13
4x25.4mm caliper pistons
Aerodynamics
Front, side and rear wings.
CL.A = 4.90 m^2
CD.A = 1.69 m^2
Autonomous Systems
Processing unit
A self-built computer with an Intel i5 runs all the autonomous algorithms in the car.
Steering actuation system
A Motor with a system of pulleys actuates the steering system of the car.
LIDAR
Currently using an Hesai Pandar40p positioned in the main hoop, under the TSAL, with 40 layers and a range of 200m.
Emergency braking system
A pneumatic system ensures that the car is always ready to enter in emergency state and come to a full stop by applying pressure into the hydraulic brake line.
Results
FS Portugal 2023
Overall Driverless - 1st
Overall Electric - 1st
Static Events:
Business Plan Presentation - 1st
Cost & Manufacturing - 1st
Engineering Design DV - 1st
Engineering Design EV - 2nd
Dynamic Events:
Acceleration EV & DV - 1st
Skidpad EV & DV - 1st
AutoX EV & DV - 1st
Trackdrive - 1st
Endurance - 1st
Efficiency - 1st
FS Spain 2023
Overall Driverless - 1st
Overall Electric - 2nd
Static Events:
Business Plan Presentation - 1st
Cost & Manufacturing - 1st
Engineering Design DV - 1st
Engineering Design EV - 1st
Dynamic Events:
Acceleration EV & DV - 1st
Skidpad DV - 2nd
Skidpad EV - 4th
AutoX DV - 1st
AutoX EV - 3rd
Trackdrive - 1st
Endurance - 2nd
FS Germany 2023
Overall Driverless - 3rd
Overall Electric - 9th
Static Events:
Business Plan Presentation - 24th
Cost & Manufacturing - 30th
Engineering Design DV - 9th
Engineering Design EV - 13th
Dynamic Events:
Acceleration EV - 18th
Acceleration DV - 4th
Skidpad EV - 29th
Skidpad DV - 7th
AutoX EV - 31st
AutoX DV - 2nd
Trackdrive - 4th
Endurance - 10th
Efficiency - 9th
Gallery
Meet the team
Board
Dinis Ventura
Team Leader
Tomás Pires
Project Manager
Diogo Viegas
Mechanical Technical Director
Israel Sother
Electrical Technical Director
Aerodynamics
Paulo Clemente
Department Leader
Guilherme Bhudarally
Aerodynamic Design
André Antunes
Aerodynamic Design
Filipa Nunes
Structural Design
Francisco Vaz
Aerodynamic Design
Ricardo Sousa
Structural Design
João Machado
Structural Design
Autonomous Systems
Manuel Ferreira
Department Leader
Diogo Silva
Software Developer
David Gomes
Software Developer
Filipe Monteiro
Software Developer
João Ramalho
Software Developer
José Mateus
Software Developer
Chassis
Samuel Teixeira
Department Leader
Rafael Lopes
Pedal Box
João Ribeiro
Structural Design
Alexandre Ferreira
Emergency Brake System
Bárbara Coelho
Ergonomics Design
Pedro Martins
Structural Design
Electronics & Software
Diogo Ferreira
Department Leader
Margarida Estrela
Software
Bruno Semedo
Harnessing
Duarte Domingues
Electronics
Guilherme Pereira
Control
Inês Paiva
Sensors
André Teixeira
Software & Control
Operations
Dinis Ventura
Team Leader
Margarida Cardoso
Marketing Manager
Tomás Pires
Project Manager
Manuel Ribeiro
Logistics
Rafael Oliveira
Finances
André Justino
Logistics
Tiago Rebelo
Sponsors Manager
João Cabral Fernandes
Sponsors Manager
Powertrain
Luís Rodriguez
Department Leader
Henrique Figueiredo
Mechanical Integration
Afonso Eira
Mechanical Integration
Pedro Silva
General Powertrain
João Sant'Ana
Cooling
3D Printing
David Marques
3D Printing
Suspension
Diana Sanchez
Department Leader
Pedro Anastácio
Suspension
Ricardo Cristóvão
Transmission
Beatriz Santos
Steering and Actuator
João Pedro Fernandes
Hub and Upright
Vehicle Dynamics
Diogo Santos
Department Leader
Afonso Pereira
Suspension Geometry
Tiago Guerreiro
Suspension Dynamics
Rúben Gameiro
Simulation