Richard Mauge
CTO at MATRICS, Inc.
I created initial designs and renders in Blender. These designs were used as reference in the creation of a solid model in Autodesk Inventor and wire-frame models for analysis in Autodesk CFD.

2018 EV1 Body Design

Goals:

Aesthetically pleasing

Aerodynamically efficient

Lightweight

I created initial designs and renders in Blender. These designs were used as reference in the creation of a solid model in Autodesk Inventor and wire-frame models for analysis in Autodesk CFD.

I created initial designs and renders in Blender. These designs were used as reference in the creation of a solid model in Autodesk Inventor and wire-frame models for analysis in Autodesk CFD.

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Front View Render01.png
Back View Render01.png
Top View Render01.png
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Coefficient of drag: 0.22 Frontal area: 1m^2 From the reference model in Blender, I made small adjustments to increase the overall aerodynamic efficiency as much as possible without ruining the car’s aesthetic appeal.

Coefficient of drag: 0.22

Frontal area: 1m^2

From the reference model in Blender, I made small adjustments to increase the overall aerodynamic efficiency as much as possible without ruining the car’s aesthetic appeal.