UNS – The Bengawan Formula Student Team from Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta has launched their latest car, named Nawasena. The launch took place in the courtyard of the Dr. Prakosa Building at UNS on Wednesday (31/7/2024). This vehicle is prepared to compete in the Formula SAE 2024 competition in Italy.
Iwan Wisnu Anggono, S.S., M.Si., Head of Academic and Student Affairs at UNS, representing the Acting Vice Rector for Academic and Student Affairs, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ahmad Yunus, M.S., expressed his pride in the achievements of the Bengawan Formula Student Team UNS and fully supports the team as they compete internationally. He also encouraged the team to enjoy the moment and the euphoria of the competition.
“Congratulations for the hard work of all team members over the past year in perfecting their creation, Nawasena, which will compete in Europe soon. We also thank the sponsors who have supported the students in preparing for this competition,” Iwan said in his speech at the Nawasena Launch Event on Wednesday (31/7/2024).
Prof. Venty Suryanti, S.Si., M.Phil., Ph.D., Director of the Directorate of Innovation and Downstreaming (DIH) UNS, who was also present representing the Acting Rector of UNS, wished the Bengawan Formula Student Team UNS success and smooth competition in Italy.
The Formula SAE Italy (FSAE) 2024 competition is a student formula competition organized by SAE International and ATA (Associazione Tecnica dell’Autoveicolo) at the Varano ‘de Melegari Circuit in Italy. The Bengawan Formula Student Team UNS will participate in two main events: the Dynamic Event and the Static Event.
“The team will compete in FSAE Italy 2024 from September 3 to 8. Nawasena will compete in the Combustion Vehicle class. There are two main events: Static Events, which include a business plan presentation, cost and manufacturing report, and design presentation, and Dynamic Events, which include acceleration, skid pad, autocross, and endurance categories,” Delon Sasongko, General Manager of the Bengawan Formula Student Team UNS, explained.
Jidhan Abdillah, the Technical Manager of the Bengawan Formula Student Team UNS, stated that to prepare for FSAE Italy 2024, Nawasena has undergone improvements from its predecessor, Pancawala 2. The biggest change in the car is the engine, as Nawasena now uses the KTM 450 SX-F 2020, which features an injection system.
“We have made many improvements to Nawasena, such as optimizing the suspension geometry calculations, steering loud, radiator, and reducing the car’s weight. Aerodynamic enhancements have been made to make it lighter and more dynamic. Nawasena also uses a honeycomb impact attenuator (IA) to optimize driver safety,” Jidhan explained.
The General Manager added that preparations for Nawasena to compete in FSAE Italy 2024 are about 80 percent complete, and UNS is the only team representing Indonesia in the competition.
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