I’m the Vehicle Dynamics lead for the Newcastle University Formula Student Team, and am using the base configuration from the Formula CarMaker package which most closely represents our vehicle, which is no aero, torsen diff, naturally aspirated ICE.
If running the simulation after basic driver adaption the vehicle will follow the track well enough, but not particularly fast. Looking at the simulation during race driver adaption shows several cones being hit, and if simulating after race driver adaption it leaves the track completely.
The LTS documentation says that corner cutting coefficient, along with the acceleration, braking and lateral time previews in the driver knowledge editor have a large impact on the driver’s ability to follow the route, so I’ve tried changing these in different combinations but can’t find anything which consistently keeps the driver on the track.
Any help on what I should be looking at to improve the reliability of the vehicle would be appreciated, as I ideally want to be able to find the fastest time the basic pre-set can achieve and then change individual parameters to see how they affect the lap-time, but I just don’t understand how running an adaption designed to make the driver better at the course causes them to hit cones and leave it entirely.
Thanks