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Welcome to the June e-Newsletter from QinetiQ containing all the latest news and pioneering developments from Europe's largest science and technology organisation. We welcome any feedback from you so please e-mail us.
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| QinetiQ Carruca makes its debut at Goodwood |
For the first time QinetiQ entered the ‘Gravity Racing Club Dunhill Soapbox Challenge’ at this year’s 12th annual Festival of Speed at Goodwood. This is a down hill race for gravity-powered devices and it’s entered by teams from race and road car manufacturers, plus a handful of enthusiastic privateers.
QinetiQ’s entry ‘Carruca’ pulls together key skills and technologies from within the organisation, such as Vehicle Platforms, Materials and Aerodynamics.
For more information about the design team and the results from Goodwood itself please follow the link below.
 QinetiQ Soapbox
Goodwood Festival of Speed
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From hybrid drive technologies and specialist power-trains, to vehicle safety, handling and reliability, QinetiQ can help with automotive trials and consultancy.
The chassis and suspension design for ‘Carruca’ is a prime example of the approach our Vehicle Platforms group take to solve a problem. The solution was a novel mechanical cross-linked suspension, which allows individual wheel articulation with no body roll or pitch.
QinetiQ Soapbox Chassis Design
QinetiQ Automotive Design
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On a ‘gravity’ racing challenge one of the key factors of success will be the aerodynamics, again the ‘Carruca’ team were able to draw on our aviation aerodynamics heritage and modelling techniques.
CATIA was used to try out different design ideas and approaches to generating the right sort of shapes and GEMS to produce the actual design. An Euler code used for evaluating the airflow around the body of the soapbox and the driver.
QinetiQ Soapbox Aerodynamics
QinetiQ Aviation Design and Modelling
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QinetiQ’s wide experience of novel and specialist materials, right from the original development of carbon fibre to the latest work on ‘smart’ materials helped the Carruca team develop a lightweight shell. The soapbox was manufactured using a carbon-fibre, epoxy pre-preg (a woven carbon fabric with a film of resin pre-impregnated into the weave) and aluminium honeycomb to produce a lightweight, high stiffness sandwich structure.
QinetiQ Soapbox Materials
QinetiQ Materials
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| Farnborough International Airshow 2004 |
Within civil aerospace, QinetiQ is a leading the field in conceiving and promoting technical improvements to the total travel experience. This is expressed through its kerbside to airside philosophy, which describes a mix of technology solutions that will enhance the passenger experience and focuses on security, environment and safety. In security and safety, QinetiQ's range of solutions include the MillimetreWave passenger screening portal and Tarsier™, which can be configured to identify runway debris or provide an invisible perimeter security screen. From an environmental perspective QinetiQ's work includes significantly reducing cabin noise, cabin acoustic systems plus developments in our world class engine noise test and wind tunnel facilities.
QinetiQ FIA2004
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