DV.01

Season 2020
Season 2021
Season 2022

In the 2020 season, the team built the first autonomous electric formula car in the history of the Czech Republic. The self-driving race car was created using the mechanical design of the FSE.07, but it underwent a complete overhaul of its electrical systems. The newly formed driverless group had to tackle numerous challenges, such as environment sensing and recognition, calculating the ideal trajectory, autonomous driving, and developing an emergency braking system.

Surroundings detection is handled by three stereo cameras along with a LiDAR. The main computing unit of the DV.01 is a compact NVIDIA computer. Inside this small unit is a surprisingly powerful processor capable of controlling the entire car. The Xavier processor includes a high-performance GPU used for processing camera data with neural networks (YOLO v3). Steering is managed by a power-assisted steering system integrated directly into the vertical steering column, which, thanks to a set of sensors that monitor the wheels’ angle, precisely controls the formula’s driving direction. A major change was also the transition to commercial inverters.

Innovations in 2021

In the 2021 season, the stereo camera and LiDAR remain in use for cone detection. We upgraded the main computing unit to the more powerful Zotac MAGNUS EN72080V, which enables faster data processing using neural networks. The steering mechanism remains the same; with the power-assisted steering integrated directly into the vertical steering column, we can precisely adjust the car’s driving direction.

Innovations in 2022

The foundation for all improvements in the 2022 season was the implementation of the SLAM algorithm. It enables mapping and localization of the formula on the track, enhancing the car’s trajectory planning. This season, the team also implemented the generation of a racing trajectory and its speed profile.

The last area where there were significant improvements was the perception of the surroundings. More accurate and faster detection of cones was made possible by a new neural network that has automatic calibration and at the same time cooperates with the LiDAR detector.

214 kg

WEIGHT (WITHOUT DRIVER)

70,6 kW

MAXIMUM POWER

50 : 50 %

Weight distribution (front: rear)

Dimensions
Wheelbase
  • 1540 mm
Track width
  • 1296 / 1230 mm
Vehicle weight without driver
  • 214 kg
Weight distribution (front: rear)
  • 50 : 50 %
Frame
  • Sandwich structure composite monocoque made of carbon fabric with aluminum honeycomb and ROHACELL® foam core with chromium molybdenum high strength steel main hoop and TIG welded aluminum front hoop
Handling
Suspension
  • Independent all-wheel suspension
  • Double A-arms of unequal length on both axles
Damping
  • Push-rod type on both axles
  • Öhlins TTX 25 FSAE shock absorbers
Rims
  • Aluminum 10″ – Keizer
Tires
  • AVON 16×7 10″
Brake system

  • Disc brakes on all wheels, 2-circuit system

  • Adjustable brake bias

  • Front 195 mm discs ISA Racing callipers radial fastening

  • Rear 185 mm discs, ISA Racing callipers radial fastening

Powertrain
Motors
  • TG Drives (2×35,3kW)
  • Weight – 8kg kg
  • Maximum torque  – 48 Nm
Inverter
  • Lenze DCU 60/60
Maximum speed
  • 10000 rpm rear motors
Maximum power
  • 70,6 kW
Maximum torque
  • 644 Nm to 60 km/hod
Gearbox

  • Planetary gear (i = 6,71) at the rear

Diferential

  • Active electronic – each motor is controlled separately

Cooling

  • Water cooling of motors and power electronics, two cooling circuits

Battery pack
  • SONY VTC5A cells – electrical configuration 96s9p

  • Total energy 8,1 kWh – nominal voltage 346 V, maximum voltage 403 V

  • Own battery monitoring and management system

  • Own power and measuring electronics

  • Own battery box – Kevlar sandwich composite
Electronics
CAN bus
  • CAN1 : Data required for driving (pedal position, safety features, battery data, wheel sensors, steering wheel, etc.)
  • CAN2 : Data from the remaining sensors (temperature, diagnostic data, etc.)
Traction control
  • All wheel slip control
Pedal unit
  • Evaluation of pedals by independent sensors
  • Safety functions
Dashboard
  • ntinuous display of important data (battery status, electrical protection status)

Automatic control
  • Automatic regulation of fan speed, power limitation at low battery charge, etc.
Autonomous systems
RGBD camera
  • Intel Realsense Depth Camera D435i (2x)
  • Stereolabs ZED
Sensors
  • Ouster LiDAR – OS1-64
  • SBG Systems – Ellipse-D
CPU
  • Jetson AGX Xavier Development Kit
Emergency brake system

  • Pneumatically actuated emergency brake system

Dimensions
Wheelbase
  • 1540 mm
Track width
  • 1296 / 1230 mm
Vehicle weight without driver
  • 214 kg
Weight distribution (front: rear)
  • 50 : 50 %
Frame
  • Sandwich structure composite monocoque made of carbon fabric with aluminum honeycomb and ROHACELL® foam core with chromium molybdenum high strength steel main hoop and TIG welded aluminum front hoop
Handling
Suspension
  • Independent all-wheel suspension
  • Double A-arms of unequal length on both axles
Damping
  • Push-rod type on both axles
  • Öhlins TTX 25 FSAE shock absorbers
Rims
  • Aluminum 10″ – Keizer
Tires
  • AVON 16×7 10″
Brake system

  • Disc brakes on all wheels, 2-circuit system

  • Adjustable brake bias

  • Front 195 mm discs ISA Racing callipers radial fastening

  • Rear 185 mm discs, ISA Racing callipers radial fastening

Powertrain
Motors
  • TG Drives (2×35,3kW)
  • Weight – 8kg kg
  • Maximum torque  – 48 Nm
Inverter
  • Lenze DCU 60/60
Maximum speed
  • 10000 rpm rear motors
Maximum power
  • 70,6 kW
Maximum torque
  • 644 Nm to 60 km/hod
Gearbox

  • Planetary gear (i = 6,71) at the rear

Diferential

  • Active electronic – each motor is controlled separately

Cooling

  • Water cooling of motors and power electronics, two cooling circuits

Battery pack
  • SONY VTC5A cells – electrical configuration 96s9p

  • Total energy 8,1 kWh – nominal voltage 346 V, maximum voltage 403 V

  • Own battery monitoring and management system

  • Own power and measuring electronics

  • Own battery box – Kevlar sandwich composite
Electronics
CAN bus
  • CAN1 : Data required for driving (pedal position, safety features, battery data, wheel sensors, steering wheel, etc.)
  • CAN2 : Data from the remaining sensors (temperature, diagnostic data, etc.)
Traction control
  • All wheel slip control
Pedal unit
  • Evaluation of pedals by independent sensors
  • Safety functions
Dashboard
  • ntinuous display of important data (battery status, electrical protection status)

Automatic control
  • Automatic regulation of fan speed, power limitation at low battery charge, etc.
Autonomous systems
RGBD camera
  • Intel Realsense Depth Camera D435i (2x)
  • Stereolabs ZED
Sensors
  • Ouster LiDAR – OS1-64
  • SBG Systems – Ellipse-D
CPU
  • Zotac MAGNUS EN72080V
Emergency brake system

  • Pneumatically actuated emergency brake system

Dimensions
Wheelbase
  • 1540 mm
Track width
  • 1296 / 1230 mm
Vehicle weight without driver
  • 214 kg
Weight distribution (front: rear)
  • 50 : 50 %
Frame
  • Sandwich structure composite monocoque made of carbon fabric with aluminum honeycomb and ROHACELL® foam core with chromium molybdenum high strength steel main hoop and TIG welded aluminum front hoop
Handling
Suspension
  • Independent all-wheel suspension
  • Double A-arms of unequal length on both axles
Damping
  • Push-rod type on both axles
  • Öhlins TTX 25 FSAE shock absorbers
Rims
  • Aluminum 10″ – Keizer
Tires
  • AVON 16×7 10″
Brake system

  • Disc brakes on all wheels, 2-circuit system

  • Adjustable brake bias

  • Front 195 mm discs ISA Racing callipers radial fastening

  • Rear 185 mm discs, ISA Racing callipers radial fastening

Powertrain
Motors
  • TG Drives (2×35,3kW)
  • Weight – 8kg kg
  • Maximum torque  – 48 Nm
Inverter
  • Lenze DCU 60/60
Maximum speed
  • 10000 rpm rear motors
Maximum power
  • 70,6 kW
Maximum torque
  • 644 Nm to 60 km/hod
Gearbox

  • Planetary gear (i = 6,71) at the rear

Diferential

  • Active electronic – each motor is controlled separately

Cooling

  • Water cooling of motors and power electronics, two cooling circuits

Battery pack
  • SONY VTC5A cells – electrical configuration 96s9p

  • Total energy 8,1 kWh – nominal voltage 346 V, maximum voltage 403 V

  • Own battery monitoring and management system

  • Own power and measuring electronics

  • Own battery box – Kevlar sandwich composite
Electronics
CAN bus
  • CAN1 : Data required for driving (pedal position, safety features, battery data, wheel sensors, steering wheel, etc.)
  • CAN2 : Data from the remaining sensors (temperature, diagnostic data, etc.)
Traction control
  • All wheel slip control
Pedal unit
  • Evaluation of pedals by independent sensors
  • Safety functions
Dashboard
  • ntinuous display of important data (battery status, electrical protection status)

Automatic control
  • Automatic regulation of fan speed, power limitation at low battery charge, etc.
Autonomous systems
RGBD camera
  • Stereolabs ZED
Sensors
  • Ouster LiDAR – OS1-64
  • SBG Systems – Ellipse-D
CPU
  • Zotac MAGNUS EN72080V
Emergency brake system

  • Pneumatically actuated emergency brake system

Achievements

! In-person races were canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Trackdrive (FS Online)

Team members

Josef Med

Team Captain

Ondřej Šereda

Technical Leader

Ing. Jan Čech, Ph.D.

Faculty Coordinator

Ing. Vít Hlinovský, CSc.

Faculty Coordinator

Driverless group

Marek Szeles/Marek Boháč – group leader
Daniel Štorc
Tomáš Roun
Matůš Obrk
Andrea Hauptová
Michal Horáček
Jan Svoboda
Matěj Kopecký
Oldřich Janoušek
Roman Šíp
Vít Ramba
Matěj Zorek
Tomáš Kazda

Project group

Kateřina Antošová – group leader
Adam Čumrda
Adéla Kubíková
Andrej Kružliak
Lukáš Málek
Miroslav Martínek
Pavla Lásková

Mechanical group

Jakub Sedlář – group leader
Adam Zezula
Ilya Chaban
Josef Med
Josef Kopecký
Lukáš Kolbaba
Radek Štěpánek
Radovan Juráš

Electronics group

Michal Kopiar – group leader
Jan Čančík
Jakub Dvořák
Kryštof Cikhardt
Martin Čurda
Martin Edl
Patrik Bachan
Petr Hainc
Vojtěch Michal

Partners

Achievements

Overall (FS Czech)
Business plan (FS Czech)

Team Members

Josef Med

Team Captain

Daniel Štorc

Technical Leader

Ing. Jan Čech, Ph.D.

Faculty Coordinator

Ing. Vít Hlinovský, CSc.

Faculty Coordinator

Driverless group

Daniel Štorc – group leader
Ondřej Šereda
Antonín Gazda
Andrea Hauptová
Michal Horáček
Tomáš Kazda
Pavel Král
Ondřej Kuban
Matuš Obrk
Tomáš Roun
Jan Svoboda
Roman Šíp
Hynek Zamazal
Matěj Zorek

Project group

Miroslav Martínek – group leader
Kateřina Antošová
Adam Čumrda
Jiří Harman
Adéla Kubíková
Pavla Lásková
Miroslav Martínek
Tomáš Omasta
Adam Petráň
Jan Pivoňka
Tereza Plšková
Jakub Žižka

Electronics group

Michal Kopiar – group leader
Jakub Dvořák
Kryštof Cikhardt
Martin Edl
Patrik Bachan
Petr Hainc
Vojtěch Michal
Šimon Hykl
Richard Ciglanský
Jan Kučera

Mechanical group

Jakub Sedlář – group leader
Kryštof Jirásek
Matouš Kmet
Lukáš Kolbaba
Tomáš Krejčí
Josef Med
Jan Plesník
Jakub Skořepa
Radek Štěpánek
Ondřej Velínský
Ján Cába

Partners

Achievements

Acceleration (FS Czech)
Autocross (FS Czech)

Overall (FS Czech)

Team members

Tomáš Krejčí

Team Captain

Daniel Štorc

Technical leader

Ing. Jan Čech, Ph.D.

Faculty Coordinator

Ing. Vít Hlinovský, CSc.

Faculty Coordinator

Driverless group

Daniel Štorc – group leader
Josef Capůrka
Michal Horáček
Dmytro Khursenku
David Krňávek
Ondřej Kuban
Ondřej Šereda
Roman Šíp
Jiří Zacha
Hynek Zamazal

Electronics group

Kryštof Cikhardt – group leader
Richard Ciglanský
Jakub Dvořák
Martin Edl
Patrik Holler
Šimon Hykl
Jakub Junek
Jan Kučera
Michal Kopiar
Vojtěch Michal
Daniel Měkota
David Poborský
Vojtěch Polena
Ondřej Sešín
Marek Svoboda
Ondřej Šereda
Jakub Štulík
Vojtěch Vosáhlo
Jakub Vobora
Miroslav Žák

Mechanical group

Ondřej Velínský – group leader
Vojtěch Banszel
Jan Cába
Eliška Galčíková
Kryštof Jirásek
Matouš Kmet
Lukáš Kolbaba
Tomáš Krejčí
Andrej Kurskiy
Tereza Matějková
Josef Med
Radek Molinek
Robert Němec
Jindra Novotný
Jan Plesník
Jakub Sedlář
Jakub Skořepa
Islamgali Tangatarov
Vít Veselý

Project group

Josef Med – group leader
Martin Boukal
Eliška Galčíková
Jirka Harman
Eliška Krejčí
Pavla Lásková
Miroslav Martínek
Adam Petráň
Aiya Rakhimova
Jakub Zdráhal

Partners