Leica pushes to the Renault F1 Team to the pole
The prestigious team Mild Seven Renault F1 Team has stated that a new and revolutionary Leica Geosystems accuracy measurement system has played an essential role in his new vehicle competition R25.
In the words of Nolan, "in a demanding environment such as the tests carried out in the wind for formula 1 tunnel, this system provides to the Renault F1 Team an instrument of last generation that improves efficiency and accuracy." "We are aware of the need for constant improvements, and the initial investment in the tracker of Leica laser will reduce our times of making up by 55%, which will increase our efficiency and accuracy repeatability."
Nolan said that the equipment used in the tests of the wind-tunnel - a Laser Tracker LTD 800, in addition to the ultra light probe without cable T-Probe and T-Scan - Leica has allowed exact in the shortest possible time measurements.
Enormous savings of time and costs
The Renault F1 Team acquired two Laser Trackers LTD 800, each of them with an integrated T-Probe and MetrologXG software for Leica. One of the systems is used to position the car inside the wind tunnel. The other is mainly used to measure large components and perform the test of legality on the completed vehicle.
The Leica Steve Shickell technical sales engineer, says: "all formula 1 teams have design secrets that, if all goes well, make the car faster than its competitors." These subtle differences are tested in the tunnel of the wind, hence the need of the transducer T-Probe.
Using the Leica System to measure the first R25 vehicle, the Renault F1 Team can measure any element of the car without changing the position. "And every minute that saves the team installing the model is overtime earning to develop their performance."
The Leica product
Transducer ultra-light, shock-resistant and insensitive to temperature changes, can be used for quick manual measurements of objects large and small, up to 30 meters in volume.
T-Scan works in all kinds of surfaces, so it is not necessary to the preparation of the surface. It can be used for quick scanning and contact of large objects.
