The racing format of Formula E provides incredible interest. Like other series, the cars qualify and line up on the grid in descending order of speed, but tight tracks, close racing and energy strategy decisions mean that overtaking is frequent.…
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Canopy Newsletter 9 – Oct 2018
It’s been a while since we’ve been in touch, so it’s about time we shared some of our exciting new developments. Secondary Lap Sensitivities A new simulation type is available on your account; Dynamic Lap (SLS). This enables computation of…
Showing Our Sensitive Side
There are some key facts about performance that almost every engineer in every F1 team should know. These are the “fundamental sensitivities” of the car. That is to say, if we change parameter “x” by a small amount, how much…
Canopy Newsletter 8 – May 2018
An update on some new features that have been included in Canopy. Channel Inference A new simulation type is available. Working backwards from telemetry data, this simulation uses the vehicle model to estimate the value for channels which were not…
Battery Thermal Management in Formula E
Energy strategy in Formula E is a major performance differentiator for race teams and getting this right is a great way to start your battle for the podium. However, at warmer races, not only do teams have to contend with…
Canopy Newsletter 7 – Feb 2018
An update on some new features that have been included in Canopy. Tyre Wear Optimisation To help with tyre strategy during the race it is now possible to run a sweep limiting tyre wear energy by enabling ETyreWearLimit. The example…
Canopy Newsletter 6 – Dec 2017
An update on some new features that have been included in Canopy. Dynamic Multi-Lap has arrived! We can now do full stint energy and powertrain temperature optimisation. It is computationally demanding and requires the use of a heavy compute pool, (more…
Front, Rear or All Wheel Drive at the Nürburgring Nordschleife?
There appears to be no slowdown in the relentless battle of auto manufacturers chasing down Nürburgring laptimes in order to gain a top spot at the ring and prove their engineering prowess. With a variety of cars running sub 7…
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Canopy Newsletter 5 – Sept 2017
An update on some new features that have been included in Canopy. Setup Sheet Download By using the filters on parameter names in Edit Car you can now save a template for a setup sheet and export it using the CSV…
Canopy Newsletter 4 – July 2017
An update on some new features that have been included in Canopy. Thermal Powertrain Dynamic Lap can now be run with thermal powertrain, which allows us to find the optimal laptime with thermal constraints. Help can be found in the…