Competitive FSAE Autosports Roadmap Update

1. Project Status UpdateR09220 – Competitive FSAE Autosports Systems • Aaron Heyman (IE) • Shijo George (ME) • Stephanie Malinowski (ME) • Alex Sandy (ME) • Greg Wall (ME) • Ken Mcloud (ME)

2. Project Status Update • Project Number • R09220 • Project Family • Competitive FSAE Autosports Systems • Track • Vehicle Systems Technology • Start Term • 2008-2 • End Term • 2012-3 • Faculty Guide • Dr. Alan Nye (Mechanical Engineering) • Faculty Consultant • Dr. Martin Gordon, P.E. (Mechanical Engineering Technology) • Primary Customers • Formula SAE • Mini Baja SAE

3. Project Mission Statement Product Description /Project Overview Developing a road map with a vision of where competitive auto-sports should be three years from now. Includes progressive innovation of senior design projects in the FSAE auto-sport discipline. Project Deliverables Competitive FSAE Autosports Roadmap Detailed project proposals beginning 2008-2

4. Values and Norms • Punctual • Each team member will be prompt and arrive at the team meetings on time. If an unexpected conflict comes up, the absent team member will notify at least one team-mate prior to the expected absence. An absent team-member should confirm that a team-mate has received their message (in person, voice mail, email, etc). • Thorough • Each team member will complete their tasks thoroughly and completely, so that the work does not have to be re-done by a peer on the team. If a member does not know how to complete a task, feels overwhelmed, or needs assistance then the member notifies peers, and seeks assistance either from a peer, the faculty guide, a faculty consultant, or another person. • Accurate • Each team member completes their work accurately and in a way that can be easily checked for accuracy by peers and the faculty guide. All work is fully documented and easy to follow. • Professional and Ethical • Each team member gives credit where credit is due. All work completed includes citations to appropriate literature, or sources of assistance. If a team member has gotten assistance from a publication or individual, then that assistance or guidance is fully documented in the reports prepared. Each team member is honest and trustworthy in their dealings with their peers. • Demonstrates the core RIT values of SPIRIT. • Committed • Each team member will contribute an equal share to the success of the project. • Open source • All information and finding should be accessible to the RIT and public community

5. Preliminary Roadmap

6. Filament Winding Machine • Project Name • Filament Winding Machine • Project Number • P09226 • Project Family • Competitive FSAE Autosports Systems • Project Leads • Shijo George (ME) • Alex Sandy (ME) • Start Term • 2008-2 planned academic quarter for MSD1 • End Term • 2008-3 planned academic quarter for MSD2 • Faculty Guide • Dr. Alan Nye (Mechanical Engineering) • Faculty Consultant • TBA (Dr. Ghoneim, Dr. Kempski) • Primary Customers • Formula SAE, Mini Baja SAE

7. Filament Winding Machine Mission Statement: To develop a low cost, first generation filament winding machine which produces simple composite tubing that can be further developed by future senior design teams Roadmap Objective: Fundamental step in developing carbon fiber tubing to be used in space frame of Formula Racing vehicles

8. Objectives and Project Deliverables

9. Filament Winding • The process by which a continuous strand of impregnated fibers is wound onto a mandrel with specific fibers’ orientation which is controlled by computer. • After the resin has cured, the mandrel is withdrawn • Components produced include pipe work, pressure vessels, storage tanks, and helicopter blades

10. Schematic of the wet filament winding process http://www.sciencedirect.com/cache/MiamiImageURL/B6TX5-4GY86TM-1-4/0?wchp=dGLbVzb-zSkWb

11. Layout http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/report/2004/isg-final-report/ch4_img09.jpg

12. Staffing 1 Computer Engineer • Design • Develop program/controls for relative speed of mandrel to feed eye (determines fiber orientation) • Build 4 Mechanical Engineers • Design • CAD Design • Determine speed, tension, machine layout • Determine fiber orientation, tube specifications (based on testing capabilities) • Build • Build set-up based on design (new machine system or off of existing lathe) • Test • Determine strength of tubing in tension, bending, torsion

13. Preliminary Work Breakdown Structure

14. Concerns and Constraints • Project • Sponsor(s) • Advisor(s) • Build Space for filament winding machine • Finalize Budget • Raw Mat’l $800-$900 • Motor and misc. $600-$700 • Design • Fiber/Resin/Mandrel material • Control of fiber orientation angle • Existing lathe vs. build from scratch

15. Water Propulsion Gregory Wall Stephanie Malinowski http://www.pbase.com/dhnieman/image/43076690

16. Background Every year, the RIT club known as mini baja designs a water land vehicle to compete in competitions all over the nation. The vehicle is put through rigorous events that test the student's ability to engineer a fast, durable vehicle that meets certain specifications set forth by the SAE organization. http://www.rit.edu/news/newsevents/2006/Feb02/photos.php

17. Customer Needs Water Propulsion system light weight and durable Water proof Able to be remanufactured Ability to turn in water Propelled forward quickly in water

18. Mission Statement To design and develop a test stand for the water propulsion system that will measure the output force, durability and control of the system. The test stand must accommodate a full scale model of the propulsion system and be able to lift the tires in and out of the water as well as rotate freely. The stand must also and have a user friendly interface that displays quantitative information about the system. This will aid in the design of the water propulsion system that will be build later in the project.

19. Staffing Requirements

20. Work Breakdown

21. Required Resources Old Baja Chassis Light weight, durable, water resistant materials Motors and sensors Machine shop Computer lab for user interface Lab to build test stand Wheels and tires Lots of water http://users.wpi.edu/~minibaja/images/title_page.jpg

22. Issues and Risks Currently do not have a sponsor, and therefore no funding. Acquiring resources Time in the machine shop

23. Budget Materials: $750 to $1250 + Motors and sensors: $1000 to $1500 = Maximum approximate budget of $2750 http://www.clipartheaven.com/clipart/money/dollar.gif

24. Active SuspensionP09227 http://myautohub.blogspot.com/2008/04/double-wishbone-suspension.html http://www.wpclipart.com/tools/miscellaneous/magnet_with_nails.png Ken McLoud

25. Mission Statement To Design and build an open source active suspension system based on a linear electric motor. The system will be built on a small scale test stand that mimics a double wishbone suspension. Serve as a proof of concept Minimize Cost The control system will be able to: Minimize the effect of disturbances Accept commands to effect dynamic load transfer

26. Staffing Requirements

27. Preliminary WBS

28. Budget

29. Data Acquisition System Aaron Heyman

30. Project Status Update • Project Number • R09224 • Project Family • Competitive FSAE Autosports Systems • Track • Vehicle Systems Technology • Start Term • 2008-2 • End Term • 2008-3 • Faculty Guide • Dr. Alan Nye (Mechanical Engineering) • Faculty Consultant • TBD • Primary Customers • Mini Baja SAE

31. Purpose • Utilize electronic sensors to record vehicle performance and provide vital data to pit crew in order to enhance car’s performance • Design and test data acquisition system that will eventually be used on the Baja vehicle

32. Intellectual Property and SAE Regulation Concerns • Project must comply with all SAE Baja rules • No real time telemetry • All source code must be open source

33. Staffing Requirements • Faculty Guide: TBD • IE : Project Management • ME: Testing lead, Auto specialist (Baja member) • ME: Develop on car housing unit for DAQ • CE: Develop software interface for DAQ • EE: Program and develop sensor packages • EE: Design control unit to record data

34. Work Breakdown Structure

35. Concept Development • Customer Needs: • Joe Featherall – Meeting with E-Board Wednesday • RPM, Low Fuel, Wheel Speed, Crankshaft Speed • Robust Design • Quickly extract data from on-board device

36. Risks • Lack of funding • No sponsor at this time • Will speak with Baja about possible funding • Ability to acquire old Baja vehicle • Build space to work

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