Accelera Tires Testing Unit

Discipline: MAE

Advisor: Richard DeBeradinis

Accelera Tires reached out to the UCF Drift Team, asking them to provide tire testing data for their social media. Therefore, the UCF Senior Design team began developing systems to incorporate sensors into the drift car, providing helpful information to both Accelera Tires and the drift car. The relevant information gathered within the project includes the Shock Travel Sensor, Tire Pressure Sensor, and Tire Temperature Sensor, each of which is separated into its own subsystem.  The data collected will be beneficial for both the driver and Accelera Tires. Not only will it allow Accelera Tires to create better tire designs or showcase the tires' performance, but it will also enable drivers to make improvements in their race strategy by providing real-time feedback to them and their pit crew. Aside from the custom bracket and mounting strategy for the shock travel sensor, the system aims to be universal for all cars, regardless of their make and model, discrete, non-invasive, and highly cost-effective. Compared to other competitors, a singular subsystem would be a fraction of the cost to create and measure the data effectively, and provide wireless communication capabilities between the pit crew and the driver.

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