Formula Student is an international university competition where teams design, build, and race a formula-style single-seater car. It evaluates engineering skills, innovation, project management, and teamwork through both static events (design, cost, business plan) and dynamic events (acceleration, skidpad, autocross, and endurance). My participation followed Formula Student Germany regulations, recognised as the most demanding competition worldwide.

During the first year, I familiarised myself with the car's systems and performed foundational tasks. I worked hands-on with firmware in C for two critical ECUs: the Power Distribution Unit and the Front ECU responsible for sensor integration, including digital filtering using the DSP capabilities of the STM32F4 series and real-time operating systems (FreeRTOS).

I also implemented the backup charger code, which was ultimately used due to an issue with the main charger in the German Competition. I participated in the validation of the newly introduced Power Distribution Unit and proposed improvements. I was responsible for documentation for the Electrical and Accumulator inspections and learned stencil soldering techniques in preparation for the next season.

Heat wave soldering

X-ray soldering quality validation

1st Year Competitions

Austria

• Best result ever achieved in FSA for the team

Spain

• 🏆 DV Winners
• Trackdrive winners
• Autonomous Autocross winners
• Design winners
• Completed endurance (did not pass Post Inspection)

I was responsible for the complete design of the new Power Distribution Unit, from initial concept and schematics to validation and integration into the vehicle. I managed the firmware of all ECUs except the BMS and the Dashboard, and oversaw the electronics of the autonomous safety system.

I carried out my Final Degree Thesis, focused on a full-system review of the car's electronic architecture, proposing improvements across all subsystems and presenting new hardware developments such as the redesigned BSPD.

2nd Year Competitions

Austria

• 🏆 First completed Endurance in FSA for the team
• Achieved 87.5 % more points than the previous year
• Significant improvement in electronics design static event (+3 points out of 10)

Spain

• 🏆 Fastest lap in AutoX DV
• 3rd place in Autonomous category
• 🏆 Fastest ever Autonomous Acceleration run

Germany

• 🏆 1st team to complete Technical Inspections in Manual Mode
• 3rd team to complete Technical Inspections in Autonomous Mode
• 2nd highest points score ever for the team in FSG (16th overall)
• 🏆 Highest points score ever for the team in FSG in Autonomous Cup
• 🏆 First completed Endurance since 2018