Millechili Lab

Millechili Lab is a part of the Millechili Project, created by the Engineering Faculty of Modena in collaboration with Ferrari S.p.A. The structure, located inside the University of Modena, was officially unveiled 17 February 2009 by the actual CEO of Ferrari, Amedeo Felisa.^[1][2]

Introduction

The main purpose of the Millechili project is to study and design a light-weight automotive chassis for high-performance cars, thanks to the work of under-graduate and post-graduate students, all trained inside the Lab.^[3]

There are only a few constrictions for the new designed lay-out: the possibility of industrialization and the respect of every performance target given by Ferrari. The future chassis, created for a mid-engine design car, should be designed in 3 years.

Resources

At the current time, the Millechili Lab, thanks to Ferrari research funds, has 4 UNIX workstations supporting multiple users and also used as a 32CPUS' Cluster, and a brand-new cluster with 24CPUS. The Lab has also 2 Windows workstations. Every interactive computer is equipped with several software, such as CAE (CAD, FEA, Material Selector, etc...) programs, all the same used by Ferrari, to simplify information exchange.

References

1. ^ http://www.ferrari.com/English/News/Pages/17february09_cor_02.aspx
2. ^ http://www.autoevolution.com/news/ferrari-inaugurates-mille-chili-laboratory-4324.html
3. ^ http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/anythinggoes/archive/2009/2/17/ferrari-s-lightweight-lab.aspx

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