Team Details

UGent Racing

University Ghent University
BE Ghent U short 1339
LocationGhent, Belgium
Homepagehttps://www.ugentracing.be
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DV Team UGent Racing
Short Linktid.fsg.one/1292
Event Details car 51 - active

Event Profile

Past Events

Car 51 – 2025
2025
Car #51
Info
UGent Racing is the youngest Formula Student Team from Belgium, representing Ghent University since 2021. In these past few years, our part-time students have already managed to deliver driving cars with many innovative features - let the "interlink" be testimony of that. With these advancements, we aim to create a competitive package in the coming years: see you on the podium ; )
Engineering Design Priorities:
WeightSaving ReliableElectronics LeveragingSimulations AutonomousPerformance
Car Specifications
General
Frame Construction Steel Spaceframe
Material E235+C
Overall Length (mm) 3124
Overall Width (mm) 1479
Overall Height (mm) 1199
Wheelbase (mm) 1535
Track Front (mm) 1300
Track Rear (mm) 1300
Weight Front (kg) 110
Weight Rear (kg) 145
Suspension Double A-Arm. Push rod actuated interlinked decoupled suspension.
Tyres 16.0x7.5-10
Wheels 10
Drive Type Tripod
Differential Electronic Differential
Cooling improved flow layout and head pressure, rear mounted dual radiator, TSAC with integrated air ducts
Brake System 4-Disk system, self developed rotors and adjustable brake balance.
Electronics centralized ECU, increased sensors and telemetry, signal filtering, improved dashboard
Powertrain
Number of Motors 2
Motor Location Rear Right, Rear Left
Max Motor Power 86 kW, 86 kW
Motor Type Emrax 208 Axial Flux
Max Motor RPM 7000
Motor Controller BAMOCAR-PG-D3-700-160-RS
Max System Voltage (V) 588
Electrode Materials LiCoO2 (LiPo)
Accumulator Capacity 7.94 kWh
Transmission Ratio Primary 4.08
Transmission Ratio Secondary /
Driverless System
Processing Units ESP 32 devkitC-V4, IPC with Intel Core i7-10700t for Driverless
Processing Units FLOPS 576
Processing Units Power (W) 35
Cameras 1, Baumer VCXG-25C.I, detection range = 15m, opening angle = 70°, 2.3 MP 53 fps CMOS global shutter
Radar Sensors None
LiDAR Sensors 1, Ouster OS1 128 channels, detection range = 21m, opening angle = 360° x 45°, multi-beam flash
Other Sensors 1, VectorNav VN-300, Dual GNSS/INS
DV System Highlights Camera-LiDAR sensor fusion for cone detection, using hardware triggers for synchronization and precise extrinsic calibration. GraphSLAM & Monte Carlo localization for SLAM. Planning using triangulation and boundary-based planning depending on the event. Control with pure pursuit or stanley control also depending on the event. MPC in development.
Car 51 – 2024
2024
Car #51
Info
UGent Racing is the official Formula Student Team of Ghent University, Belgium. This year, our team consists of 80 students who partake in the project part time. Despite our youth, we are driven by ambition, aspiring to establish ourselves as a recognized entity in the Formula Student community. This season, we proudly unveil our fourth generation race car, Orion. With Orion, we are aiming to compete in the Driverless Category for the first time. We will participate at FSN, FSCZ and FSG.
Engineering Design Priorities:
Reliability Driverless Integration Increased Understanding
Car Specifications
General
Frame Construction Steel spaceframe
Material E355+C and E235+C
Overall Length (mm) 3032
Overall Width (mm) 1496
Overall Height (mm) 1177
Wheelbase (mm) 1535
Track Front (mm) 1300
Track Rear (mm) 1300
Weight Front (kg) 174
Weight Rear (kg) 178
Suspension Double A-arm with push rod into decoupled roll-heave spring assembly
Tyres 191x50 R10 Hoosier R20 / 191x50 R10 Hoosier R20
Wheels 254 mm radius, 177.8 mm width, +22 mm offset, cast magnesium (front and rear)
Drive Type single stage planetary gearbox
Differential Electronic
Cooling 2x 120x44mm radiator and 2x 120mm electric fan, mounted in rear
Brake System 4 disk system, self developed rotors with 180mm outer diameter, 40CrMnMoS8-6 material
Electronics wiring harness using CPC connectors, dashboard with multifunctional buttons
Powertrain
Number of Motors 2
Motor Location Rear Left, Rear Right
Max Motor Power 40kW, 40kW
Motor Type RR, RL: Emrax 208
Max Motor RPM RR, RL: 7000
Motor Controller DTI 500HV LC
Max System Voltage (V) 592V
Electrode Materials LiCoO2 - graphite
Accumulator Capacity 7.15 kWh
Transmission Ratio Primary 3.405
Transmission Ratio Secondary n/a
Driverless System
Processing Units Intel Cire i7-10700TE, Nvidia T1000
Processing Units FLOPS 2500000
Processing Units Power (W) 220
Cameras 1 camera, 60 degrees, Baumer VCXG-25C.I, Ricoh FL-CC0820-5MX lense
Radar Sensors n/a
LiDAR Sensors 1 lidar, 360 degrees horizontal, 45 degrees vertical, Ouster OS1
Other Sensors Vectornav VN300, Dual GNSS/INS system
DV System Highlights Driverless compute is vehicle ECU as well which allows us to utilize data capture tools for both Driverless and non-Driverless mode.

FS past achievements due to World Ranking Data Base

Date Event Teams Rank BP CM ED SP DV SP AC DV AC AX EN EF Pe Total
2025.08
FS DE
84
51.
19.
19.
49.
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-
48.
-
38.
-
-
0.00
206.75
2025.08
FS CZ
53
29.
11.
27.
17.
34.
-
33.
-
19.
16.
-
0.00
273.40
2025.07
FS NL
44
20.
3.
18.
19.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
229.00
2024.08
FS DE
79
57.
6.
21.
23.
-
-
48.
-
-
-
-
-50.00
187.30
2024.08
FS CZ
47
21.
21.
2.
10.
-
-
21.
-
12.
-
-
-10.00
270.20
2024.07
FS NL
31
18.
5.
23.
11.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-10.00
205.04
2023.08
FS CZ
35
23.
3.
19.
27.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
207.00
2022.07
FS AT
30
28.
14.
26.
28.
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-20.00
117.10
2022.07
FS NL
21
20.
15.
19.
18.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-50.00
91.29
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