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Adam Wilkie
I am a driven individual with ambition to be successful in everything I do. My main influence lies with German Automotive design and I have a keen interest in precision engineering. In 2010 I spent 8 weeks working for the famous Los Angeles based film camera company, Panavision. Here I gained invaluable experience in precision engineering and innovative design. After graduating I will be taking these skills to the renowned French Opto-Electrical Engineering company, Thales Optronics, as a Manufacturing Engineer. I will be based in my hometown of Glasgow.
LARS
The Problem
Racing drivers must withstand huge amounts of lateral acceleration (g force) when cornering, while making crucial, split-second decisions. Extremely high lateral acceleration can cause severe strain and fatigue on a driver’s neck and upper body and because of this driver’s performance is affected throughout a race.
The Solution
The LARS system emulates ‘banking’ which occurs in power-boating, motorcycling and flying to reduce the amounts of lateral acceleration acting upon the operator.
LARS produces a controlled swing as a corner is taken by a driver. The radius of the out-swing is controlled by two separate bearing systems, which have a tolerance to create a 400mm radius swing. Within the tight cockpit in which the system must work, LARS can produce 20° of swing in both left and right directions, lowering lateral acceleration by up to 1G.
My Transition
I am a driven individual with ambition to be successful in everything I do. My main influence lies with German Automotive design and I have a keen interest in precision engineering. In 2010 I spent 8 weeks working for the famous Los Angeles based film camera company, Panavision. Here I gained invaluable experience in precision engineering and innovative design. After graduating I will be taking these skills to the renowned French Opto-Electrical Engineering company, Thales Optronics, as a Manufacturing Engineer. I will be based in my hometown of Glasgow.
The LARS system emulates ‘banking’ which occurs in power-boating, motorcycling and flying to reduce the amounts of lateral acceleration acting upon the operator.
LARS produces a controlled swing as a corner is taken by a driver. The radius of the out-swing is controlled by two separate bearing systems, which have a tolerance to create a 400mm radius swing. Within the tight cockpit in which the system must work, LARS can produce 20° of swing in both left and right directions, lowering lateral acceleration by up to 1G.
My Transition
I am a driven individual with ambition to be successful in everything I do. My main influence lies with German Automotive design and I have a keen interest in precision engineering. In 2010 I spent 8 weeks working for the famous Los Angeles based film camera company, Panavision. Here I gained invaluable experience in precision engineering and innovative design. After graduating I will be taking these skills to the renowned French Opto-Electrical Engineering company, Thales Optronics, as a Manufacturing Engineer. I will be based in my hometown of Glasgow.
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