Closes out the sides of the cockpit, keeps the driver separated from moving and hot components, and continues the external surface between the nose and the engine cover.
Thin CFRP panels fastened to frame tabs. They are part of the aerodynamic outer surface and part of the driver's shielding requirement at the same time.
Surface from the CFD geometry. Schedule chosen for handling stiffness and surface quality at minimum weight; these are among the thinnest laminates on the car.
Must not create snag points inside the cockpit. Must be removable without tools for access to the systems behind them. Must maintain the shielding requirement between the driver and the steering rack and other mechanical components.
Layup on a milled tooling board mold or a 3D printed mold for smaller panels, trimmed and drilled to jigs.
CFRP, typically a thin 0-90 and +/-45 stack. CR22 sidepod schedule from the composites knowledge base: +/-45 Textreme (80 gsm), 0-90 Textreme (80 gsm), Innegra plain weave (200 gsm), 0-90 Textreme (80 gsm), +/-45 Textreme (80 gsm).
None recorded. This part has no entry in Knowledge_Transfer/Issue Logging/Fault Vault.xlsx, in either Issue Log.xlsx, in CR22/Issue Tracking/Shakedown 7-15-23.xlsx, or in any design review issue list found in CrimsonStorage or Box.
Dimensions called out on the cost report drawings. These are the figures printed on the drawing, not a labelled specification; open the drawing itself for what each one refers to. Side Panel (as drawn): 0.89, 350.39, 127.00, 74.74 Source: Cost report drawings: CR22/Powertrain/Design/Manifolds/Exhaust/CR22a/4 - Documentation/Cost Report Drawings/Side Panel.pdf Quantity per car, as costed: 2
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