Here is an update on some of the latest developments at Canopy: Welcome to Alex McCormick and Jon Mullen Alex previously worked for Mercedes-AMG F1 team as a performance and simulation engineer for three years and was involved in five…
Tag: Formula E
2017 Aero Regulations meet 2014 Powertrain Regulations
Back in 2013 power deployment in F1 was a big deal. The new powertrains due to appear in 2014 required harvesting electrical energy from a turbo and under braking, then working out exactly where that energy should be fed back…
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Aerodynamic Upgrades Facilitated: Isochronal Ratio
It is a mixed blessing when you hand a child an iPad on a long car journey. On one hand, you know that they will be so captivated by the slickness of the technology that you can guarantee a hassle-free…
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Fuel Saving: There are no rules!
We’ve had a number of excellent client meetings in the last few weeks, but one question has come up sufficiently often that it now qualifies as a Frequently Asked Question, and deserves a quick blog post to answer it. We’re…
Getting Started 3: matching telemetry
In parts 1 and 2 of our Getting Started series we covered how to sign-in to the platform, run a sweep of simulations, create a new car, and populate the car with the parameters of your own car. In this…
Getting Started 2: make it your car
In the first instalment of this series we went through signing-in to the platform and running a quick car mass sweep for Barcelona with the default car. In this second instalment we will create a new car with our own…
Getting Started 1: sign-in, run a study
Since we revolutionised racing car simulation with the Canopy Platform, we’ve understandably had a lot of questions about how it works and how teams can use it whilst keeping all of their data secure. In this series of articles I’m…
Race Preparation – Starting from Zero
These days simulation tools have a key role to play in almost all aspects of the operations of high-end racing teams. Throughout the life-cycle of a car, from concept design to race-weekend operations, the simulation tools used by the racing…