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Composite Sensor arm Windtunnel Audi
Project detailsx
Client: Solico Engineering
Location: Oosterhout, Netherlands
Year: 2010
Surface: m2
Material: Composite
Specifics: A sensor arm that does not vibrate when it is held next to an Audi sports car that drives at 250 km/h in the “Ingolstadt” wind tunnel.
For the composite sensor arm of the Audi Wind tunnel, Solico Engineering BV has designed the construction and calculated it structurally. The assignment was simple: Designing a sensor arm that does not vibrate when it is kept next to an Audi sports car that drives at 250 km/h in the “Ingolstadt” wind tunnel. This was not an easy task.
But with the right composite designs, calculations and material (s), Solico Engineering has been able to deliver this in good cooperation with, among others, Holland Composites, according to the expectations of the customer. A good example of another perfect collaboration for a special project.
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Reviewsx
"We have been working with Holland Composites for years. We have designed and structurally calculated the design for the Audi Wind tunnel arm. Designing a sensor arm that does not vibrate when it is kept next to an Audi sports car running at 250 km/h in the "Ingolstadt" wind tunnel is not an easy task. But with the right designs, calculations and materials, Solico Engineering and amongst others Holland Composites have been able to deliver this according the expectations of the customer. A great example of a perfect collaboration on yet another a special project. Eric van Uden, Solico Engineering B.V.
