Formula SAE

Aeolus Racing IIT Hyderabad

I led a team of five students to design a chassis with safety and regulatory considerations. The design and FEA simulation of the chassis was done using SolidWorks. We participated in Supra SAE India 2025 - unfortunately our chassis was found to violate several rules, and therefore we did not get the Technical Inspection stickers.

Project highlights

  • Dimensions: TBA
  • Used AISI 1010 steel for the frame, welded using MIG welding process
  • Torsional stiffness of ~1150 N-m/deg
  • Deformation of less than 4mm on a simulated 3g load

Future improvements

  • Regulatory compliance
  • Ansys for simulations
  • Simulation of brackets holding harness, battery, and especially suspension mounts
  • Incorporation of welds in the geometry
  • Ergonomics rig for driver positioning and comfort evaluation

Photos

Image of the manufactured chassis CAD rendering of the chassis

Inter-IIT Tech Meet 2025

Competition website

I participated in the high-prep problem statement posed by LAT Aerospace, where we were challenged to design a high-lift wing concept to achieve a

  • maximum lift coefficient of at least 6.5
  • minimum lift-drag ratio of 5 at takeoff and 20 at cruise.

I worked on the CFD validation of the airfoil along with two other members, setting mesh geometry near and beyond the airfoil and performing a mesh convergence study. The final design was an albatross-inspired biomimetic wing. We placed fourth out of twenty-three participating IITs in the problem statement.