A Student Approach to a Mathematical Simulation of a Racing Electric Vehicle

A program was developed using the software Mathematica to simulate the dynamical behavior of an electric racing car, an electrathon. In conjunction with experimental data it is focused to allow the Borregos-CEM Racing Team decide which settings have to be adjusted in order to increase the velocity of the racing car while decreasing its energy consumption, i.e. the current demanded to the batteries. Keywords: Model, electric, racing, vehicle, dynamic, simulation, Electrathon