
Im Rahmen eines Sponsoren-Engagements eines Software-Herstellers in der Formel 1 durfte ich gemeinsam mit anderen IT-Experten an der schnellen Analyse und deren Korrelation mittels einer Managementsoftware arbeiten, die ursprünglich für das Netzwerk- und System-Management von heterogenen, verteilten IT-Landschaften entwickelt wurde.
In diesem Projekt konnte ich sowohl als Zweiradmechaniker-Meister meine Fachkenntnisse aus der Mechanik und dem Motoren-Management einbringen, als auch mein gesamtes IT-Know How inkl. der eingesetzten Hardware und Software, u.a. des genutzten Systems für Netzwerk- und System-Management. So konnten die Analysen für das optimale Setup des Formel 1‑Fahrzeuges binnen weniger Sekunden errechnet werden und der Formel 1‑Bolide an die Bedingungen vor Ort angepasst werden. Das Setup des Autos wurde in den kurzen Pausen der Trainings und des Qualifyings möglich.
Team McLaren uses CA technology
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Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA), the world’s leading eBusiness solutions provider announced today that West McLaren Mercedes, developer of the MP4/15 Formula 1 racing car, is implementing CA’s Unicenter TNG-based Data Transport Option. The world-class software protects and communicates gigabytes of vital race and test data from Formula 1 tracks and garages, to the McLaren International Headquarters in Woking, England for immediate real time analysis.
When every split second counts, optimizing car set-up in the most efficient way can mean the difference between winning and losing. CA’s Data Transport Option allows engineers to reliably encrypt and send, via satellite, telemetry data collected from the car, like suspension travel and engine performance, from track-side anywhere in the world back to team headquarters in real-time for immediate and complete analysis.
Working in tandem, engineers at the advanced computing, high-tech headquarters in Woking can analyze and correlate vital telemetry information and immediately send suggestions back to the engineers and mechanics at the track in order to maximize the racing car’s performance during the Grand Prix or the test session.
Technology partners, CA and McLaren continue to strive towards a third title following consecutive championships in 1998 and 1999. In 1997 McLaren implemented CA’s enterprise management software, Unicenter TNG, to provide the drivers, engineers and the pit crew with a 3D, intuitive, virtual view of the car’s telemetry data and the ability to promptly analyze and correlate over 50 megabytes of complex data collected in a single Grand Prix weekend.
In 1998, CA implemented the multimedia and networking capabilities of Jasmineii enabling engineers to integrate complex new data with historical data into one repository. With access to enough historical information, the team is able to run the car around many circuits in full-detail simulation, optimizing every variable. By the time the car’s wheels hit the real surface of a given circuit, the vehicle’s set-up will have already been fine-tuned to match the prevailing conditions, based on historical best-performance set-ups.