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“IT @ F1 Speed” THE WELDING & JOINING SOCIETY Eastern Counties Branch Cambridge Sept 14, 2011

“IT @ F1 Speed”

John Saville

Former Chief Information Officer (IT Director)

Jaguar Racing

“IT @ F1 Speed” (2 of 29) THE WELDING & JOINING SOCIETY Eastern Counties Branch Cambridge Sept 14, 2011

When you think of Milton Keynes .. ?


Formula 1 is just another business……

and so is meeting its needs with IT solutions …except………………………….

• the time available to design and build a complex product is a fraction compared with equivalent tasks;

• the “company HQ” changes for 4 days every 1 - 2 weeks to 19 locations in 17 countries across all 5 continents;

• key business decisions have to be made in seconds; • the main business metrics {wins, podiums, Grand Prix

Championship points} are witnessed in real time by over 100 million people in 128 countries!


What we’ll cover

• Formula 1 as a Global Sport

• Formula One Team

– Business background– Design & Manufacture– Test & Racing– Public Relations– IT Support for team at factory and away

• Formula Student


What we’ll cover




• Formula Student


Global Reach

World’s most watched annual international sports event:

• 19 Races in 18 different countries

• 310,000 spectators over a race weekend

• 2.3 million spectators attend races over the year

• Live TV audience of 527 million pa

• Broadcast in 128 countries

• 28 Drivers from 14 different nations in 24 cars


A Grand Prix car can accelerate up to 100 m.p.h. and back to a stop in under 6 seconds

“Its’ go, go, go……….”


It Isn’t Cheap

• Formula One team budgets are $46 - 418m p.a.

• F1 drivers salaries range from <$1 m - $40m p.a.

• R&D $7-25m

• Manufacturing costs $<1 – 3.4m p.a.

• Wind tunnel operation $ 0.3 – 11.25m p.a.

• Operations at tests $2 – 65m p.a.

• Engines $10 – 192m p.a.

• Operating cars at races $10-36m p.a.

• Steering wheel costs $40,000


What we’ll cover




• Formula Student


Formula 1 Team’s Business

• To design, build and race Formula 1 cars to achieve success in the F1 Championship

– Highly technical design challenge– Rapid product development– Extensive manufacturing capability– Fiercely competitive business


The Scale

• 150 - 800 people at team HQ

• Jaguar Racing factory in Milton Keynes 147,000 sq. ft.

• Ferrari at Maranello site has engine manufacture, test track (1.878 miles), 2 wind tunnels

• About 60 - 120 people travel to every race

• 15 - 40 tonnes of equipment taken to each race


MUST be Always Available

• Systems MUST be available all of the time

– Factory based staff on demanding schedules– Travelling staff on different time zones– Weekends are our most critical time!– 1 hour lost during design phase means 2 or 3

design iterations are lost– 1 hour lost during race weekend is unthinkable!


What we’ll cover



– Business background– Design & Manufacture– Test & Racing– Marketing/Hospitality– IT Support for team at factory and away

• Formula Student


Virtual design of the entire car and

supporting systems

The Virtual Formula 1 Car

Design & Manufacture -- overview

AerodynamicsComputer Aided

Engineering

Computer Aided Design Parts Manufacture & Assembly


Design & Manufacture -- Aerodynamics

Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) analysis as the

“Virtual Wind Tunnel”

Stereolithography for Rapid Prototyping of parts for

40/50% scale aero models

Assembly of scale modelsWind Tunnel Testing


Design & Manufacture -- CADCAM

CAD for Component Design

Simulate machining with CAD data

CAD for Assembly Design

CNC Machining


Design & Manufacture -- Analysis

CAE for stress analysis -- including complex materials

CAE for suspension analysis -- including kinematics


Vehicle Part Manufacture & Assembly


Rig Testing (7 Post Rig)


The Great Software Race of 2001

• In 2004 emphasis was rule changes to “reduce the gizmos” including launch control ….. but

• Traction control was originally banned in 1993

• In early 2001 the teams were notified that from the Barcelona race (April 29) these techniques would be permitted.

• Led to the most public software battle in history

• Teams had varied success as the Barcelona, Australia and Monaco Grand Prix demonstrated

• One of the rare times that you'll see the results of a competition between software writers with an audience of over 100 million people !!!!!


Test & Racing

Select Components

AssembleVehicle

Set UpVehicle

Run Vehicle/Acquire Data

AnalyseData

Set UpVehicle


Garage LAN

IRLink

Analysis in the Pits

Telemetry Link

WirelessLink


Virtual Private Network

Trackside to Factory Communications

ISDNNetwork

7 Post Rig

Lifing/Race/Test Data

Access to factory for Management, PR and Marketing


IT & Comptitiveness

We had lots of data off our own cars……..

But what about the competition?


Public Relations

• R3 Launch

– Providing journalists and media with a media centre


Support for Team at the Factory……

• 300 PCs/Laptops

• Servers

• Printing & imaging products

• Network switches

• Storage Solutions

• Access to Public Internet

• Email outside the company


What we’ll cover




• Formula Student


Formula 1 to Formula Student

• Project for engineering students to design and build a small single seat racing car.

• Started in US as Formula SAE• In UK organised by I Mech E/SAE• IEE joined as a partner in 2003• Class 1 (running car) 1A (low carbon)• Class 2/3 (Studies)• Points awarded for

– Dynamic Events (Acceleration, Figure 8, Sprint, Endurance)

– Design– Cost– Presentation


Formula Student Event

• 91 Universities submitted running cars in 2011• 30 countries • 3 Day event at Silverstone in July

“IT @ F1 Speed” THE WELDING & JOINING SOCIETY Eastern Counties Branch Cambridge Sept 14, 2011

“IT @ F1 Speed”

John SavilleFormer Chief Information Officer, Jaguar Racing


Formula Student IEE Awards

– Most Innovative use of Electronics

– Most Effective use of Electronics

– Best Presentation

– Best Website

• 2003– Most Innovative use of Electronics

• 2004


Formula Student 2004


Formula Student 2005

• Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire July 8 – 10th

• Opportunities for judges for– IEE Electronics Awards for Innovation and

Effectiveness (background in race car electronics)

– Best Presentation (general engineering background)

• Attend the event– http://www.imeche.org.uk/formulastudent/

• More information for potential judges

– [email protected]

Interested in Formula Student?


It Isn’t Cheap

• Formula One team budgets are $46 - 418m p.a.

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