Performance Director
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Performance Director[edit | edit source]
The Performance Director is a role that was formally adopted after FSAE Michigan 2025 that is primarily responsible for leading and working with other members of the team towards the development of both the vehicle and driver performance over the course of the year in preparation for the upcoming FSAE Michigan Competition.
The Performance Director is primarily responsible for — but not limited to — the collection and analysis of car data, driver development, testing documentation, test-day planning, year-long testing schedule planning, car tuning, vehicle dynamic analysis, damper / spring maintenance, track design, etc.
Responsibilities of P-Dev[edit | edit source]
Vehicle Dynamics[edit | edit source]
- Calculations
- Setup Calculator
- Sim
- Data correlation
- Metrics to measure
- Wheel loads
- Ride frequency
- Tires
- Aero
- Geometry
- Rates
- Resources
Tuning[edit | edit source]
- Adjustments
- Driver feedback
Driver Development[edit | edit source]
- Simulator
- Driver Tryouts
- Driver Selection
- Driver Development Tests
- Test track design
- Sim track creation
- Video analysis
- Data analysis
Documentation[edit | edit source]
- Damper maintenance
- Milage tracker
- Tire wear tracker
- Setup / set down sheets
- Design
- SCC Test plans
- Sensors
Test-Days[edit | edit source]
- Setup sheets & ensuring car is set up
- Scaling
- Data collection
