Team Details

Zurich UAS Racing

University Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
CH Winterthur ZHAW short 1248
LocationWinterthur, Switzerland
Homepagehttps://www.zurichuasracing.ch
Social Media
DV Team Formula Student ZHAW Driverless
Short Linktid.fsg.one/1094
Event Details car 216 - withdrawn

Team Description

We are Zurich UAS Racing – a passionate, ambitious, and determined team based in Winterthur. After having successfully engineered and built a working racecar in our first season of 2020/21, we’re aiming even higher for this season.


2026

Car #216 ZUR06
Car 216

Info

Zurich UAS Racing is the Formula Student team of ZHAW, bringing together around 90 students from engineering, business and computer science. With ZUR06, our sixth fully electric race car, we focus on reliability, data-driven development, and preparation for driverless racing. Key features include an in-house developed Vehicle Control System (VCS), integrated vehicle-wide sensors, and a redesigned wheel assembly. ZUR06 provides a reliable platform for future development.
Engineering Design Priorities:
validation data acquisition reliability future proven design

Car Specifications

General
Frame Construction Welded round-tube steel space frame chassis
Material E355+N and E235+C round steel tubes
Overall Length (mm) 3108
Overall Width (mm) 1530
Overall Height (mm) 1116
Wheelbase (mm) 1530
Track Front (mm) 1200
Track Rear (mm) 1150
Weight Front (kg) 136
Weight Rear (kg) 147
Suspension Carbon fibre double A-arm, pushrod F/R, DSSV heave/roll dampers
Tyres Hoosier 16.0x7.5-10 LC0 / Hoosier 16.0x7.5-10 LC0
Wheels 7.0x10 full carbon rim
Drive Type Four electric in-hub motors
Differential n/a
Cooling Semi-split cooling system with shared pump, tank and radiator
Brake System Hydraulic dual-circuit discs, AP Racing calipers, balance bar, pneumatic-hydraulic EBS
Electronics Zephyr RTOS VCU with distributed SCBs over CAN/OpenCyphal, AMS/IMD, sensor logging
Powertrain
Number of Motors 4
Motor Location In hub
Max Motor Power 35kW, 35kW, 35kW, 35kW
Motor Type FL/FR/RL/RR: DTI F-MOT-A
Max Motor RPM FL/FR/RL/RR: 20.000
Motor Controller 2x DTI F-SIC-A Inverter
Max System Voltage (V) 600V
Electrode Materials LiPo
Accumulator Capacity 7,99kWh
Transmission Ratio Primary 1:12
Transmission Ratio Secondary n/a
Driverless System
Processing Units S32K344, STM32, Nvidia Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit
Processing Units FLOPS 275 TOPS
Processing Units Power (W) 60
Cameras Stereolabs ZedX stereo, 2x1920x1200
Radar Sensors n/a
LiDAR Sensors Velodyne Lidar VLP-16, 16 Channels
Other Sensors n/a
DV System Highlights To reduce system complexity and computational overhead, SLAM was deliberately excluded from the pipeline. This optimization minimizes processing latency while facilitating simplified validation and higher system reliability at our current stage of development.

Past Events

Car 16 – 2025
2025
Car #16
Info
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Zurich UAS Racing proudly presents its newest electric race car: ZUR05. The development work focused on lightweight construction, structural robustness and aerodynamic efficiency. ZUR05 features a redesigned TSAC made of aramid composite, a reengineered suspension with custom dampers and carbon-titanium components, and a newly developed aero package achieving high downforce with minimal drag. The cooling system has also been optimized with a single-pump layout and custom 3D-printed components.
Engineering Design Priorities:
reliability validation serviceability modularity manufacturability weight reduction
Car Specifications
General
Frame Construction Front and Rear Tubular Space Frame
Material 1.0580 (E355+N, primary structure), 1.0308 (E235+C, support structure)
Overall Length (mm) 2889
Overall Width (mm) 1543
Overall Height (mm) 1168
Wheelbase (mm) 1530
Track Front (mm) 1214
Track Rear (mm) 1180
Weight Front (kg) 152
Weight Rear (kg) 142
Suspension Decoupled Suspension with unequal length A-Arm, Pushrod, horizontal Roll and Heave Dampers
Tyres 16.0x7.5-10 Hoosier LC0, 16.0x7.0-10 Hoosier W3
Wheels 7
Drive Type In-Hub motor, compound planetary gearbox
Differential -
Cooling 2 Rear mounted 950cc radiator with 2 120mm electric fans each
Brake System 4-Disk system, 178mm diameter rotors, adjustable brake balance, ISR calipers
Electronics Direct 4G Webserver Streaming
Powertrain
Number of Motors 4
Motor Location Front Right, Front Left,
Max Motor Power 35kW, 35kW, 35kW, 35kW
Motor Type AMK DD5-14-10-POW
Max Motor RPM FL,FR,FR,RR: 20000
Motor Controller AMK KW26-S5-FSE-2Q
Max System Voltage (V) 596V
Electrode Materials Li-Po
Accumulator Capacity 5,57 kWh
Transmission Ratio Primary 1:12,8
Transmission Ratio Secondary -
Car 16 – 2022
2022
Car #16
Info
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Zurich UAS Racing is the fourth and newest team based in Switzerland. In 2021, we have built, tested and attended an event with our 1st racecar. This 2nd iteration comes with many improvements, such as switching to wheel hub motors, including a full aerodynamic package and much more. With this year's DV rule changes, we've also already fully embedded our DV systems into the racecar. Being such a young team, we encounter plenty of challenges, which we can only surmount thanks to our sponsors!
Engineering Design Priorities:
Driver Interface TSAC Ergonomic Steering Wheel ECU SW Perception 3D printed Uprights
Car Specifications
General
Frame Construction Spaceframe welded with tubular steel tubes
Material E235+C
Overall Length (mm) 2931
Overall Width (mm) 1663
Overall Height (mm) 1197
Wheelbase (mm) 1600
Track Front (mm) 1269
Track Rear (mm) 1343
Weight Front (kg) 137
Weight Rear (kg) 208
Suspension Double-wishbone. Push rod actuated horizontally oriented spring and dampener
Tyres 533x178 R13, Hoosier R25B / 533x178 R13, Hoosier R25B
Wheels 7x13, G AlSi7 Mg / 7x13, G AlSi7 Mg
Drive Type planetray gear system + wheelhub motor
Differential Electronically controlled differential
Cooling AKG F1 radiator mounted on each side
Brake System front: 4 piston d25mm, d240mm rotor; rear: 2 piston d25mm, d245mm rotor
Electronics Selfdesigned Driver Interface incl. Telemetry, Database storage and pit crew webinterface
Powertrain
Number of Motors 2
Motor Location Rear Left, Rear Right
Max Motor Power 35kW, 35kW
Motor Type RL, RR, Perm Motor AMK DD5-14-10-POW
Max Motor RPM RR, RL: 18617
Motor Controller AMK KW26-S5-FSE-4Q
Max System Voltage (V) 596V
Electrode Materials LiFePO4
Accumulator Capacity 7,668kWh
Transmission Ratio Primary 16.3
Transmission Ratio Secondary n/a
Driverless System
Processing Units Microautobox III, Nvidia Jetson AGX Xavier, Raspberry Pi, Multiple ATMEGA328P-AU
Processing Units FLOPS 1410
Processing Units Power (W) 135.00
Cameras 1, 20m, 120. ZED2i stereocamera: up to 100fps; up to 2208x1242px;
LiDAR Sensors 1, 100, 360; Velodyne Puck Hi-Res: 16 channels, 300000pts/s
Other Sensors GNSS, Wheel speed sensors, steering angle sensor
DV System Highlights Redundant Perception System based on Machine Learning
GNSS and IMU sensor fusion
Linear Steering actuator
Area Memory for IMU drift correction

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
2026.07
FS CH
21
9.
11.
7.
9.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-5.00
233.00
2025.08
FS DE
84
46.
36.
55.
49.
31.
-
39.
-
38.
28.
-
0.00
222.44
2025.08
FS CZ
53
41.
20.
25.
40.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-20.00
179.70
2025.07
FS CH
15
10.
4.
8.
9.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
221.00
2024.08
FS CZ
47
29.
5.
23.
40.
18.
-
16.
-
12.
-
-
0.00
247.67
2024.07
FS CH
15
7.
2.
3.
5.
-
-
-
-
-
10.
-
0.00
289.75
2023.08
FS ES
19
19.
10.
2.
9.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-200.00
36.80
2022.08
FS AA
25
22.
11.
-
14.
16.
-
18.
-
14.
-
-
-9.00
154.20
2022.08
FS DE
63
62.
28.
63.
61.
-
-
29.
-
29.
-
-
-40.00
78.63
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