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The easiest way I have found to make body panels is similar to McGill_boy, but I use the Style feature to make surfaces from connected curves. This way I can make defining curves and secondary curves...

Here at Dartmouth we ran our first turbo system this year. We used a GT12 and initially had the same oiling problems as everyone else. After talking with the guys at UTA and testing the check valve...

Alright, Alright, Everyone calm down. Here is the Scoop:

Cornell - Out due to engine overheating. They were burning oil during their first 11 laps and did not come out of the driver changed. I...

Bill, I'm pretty sure we remove the whole thing, although it is basically just a spring and pellet. The only thing left is the housing.

-Redbeard

We have an eddy current engine dyno and we actually cool the engine through a heat exchanger hooked up to the glycol loop in the school. It works very well as we can fine tune the exchanger to hold...

There is a 2005 Design Debrief that discusses layout and font on the Formula Student website. Basically it says: "Keep the font easily legible so us old guys can read it."

-Redbeard

I really think your problem is units. You need to go back to the standard ProE app and select Edit->Setup. Then click units and make sure you are using the set with lbf NOT inlbm/sec^2. I have had...

Hey Adrial, I can't tell if people are giving you advice about Pro/MECH or ANSYS. To answer your question about the "vector in WCS" problem, I have always just entered whatever did not throw me an...

it's Woodhaven industries. They are very familiar with FSAE and will make you whatever you want. Any length, aluminum or steel, whatever. The number is 815-732-2806 and the guy to talk to is Gary.
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So, you are probably using pipes to fill in between the points. The best way would be to suppress all the pipes and replace them with just simple datum curves. Then, switch over to ProMech and define...

Cool, thanks murpia. Right now I wasn't considering shifts but I suppose we could hook up our hydraulic shifter if we wanted to. Also, we're planning to hook up our new shifter/clutch to test it as...

Hey all, we are trying to setup a "real-world" dyno test profile and I am having trouble figuring out the calculations needed to dynamically update the load on the engine as if the car were doing an...

Hey all, we are trying to setup a "real-world" dyno test profile and I am having trouble figuring out the calculations needed to dynamically update the load on the engine as if the car were doing an...

I would suggest NOT sweeping solid bodies along your lines as the calculation times will skyrocket. ANSYS is a little funky but I have had success importing an IGES file from ProE and defining the...

Cool, sounds pretty much like what I was doing this summer. I think a major difference may be that due to past precedence most of the non-mandated tubes on our frame are .049 instead of .035 wall...

Z, The digital level came with a camber measurement/adjustment kit that someone bought a couple years ago. I guess its probably not a level as much as an angle indicator. I understand the bubble...

Denny, thanks for the idea, I'm more interested in testing the new frame but perhaps I can convince them to try this out. Oh yeah, we call them shop ninjas up here :-)

-Capt

Most of my comments about the curves/measurements are based of the paper written by Cornell about chassis design and testing. When I mentioned the non-linear region I was talking about the first...

Denny, when I was out there we were taking measurements from right under the hub, not sure why they moved it out when they went out at the time the pic was taken. The next step will be to do the...

There always seem to be questions about torsion testing so I figured I would post a pic of our new setup. We took a lot of cues from Denny's famous design but put a hinge in instead of just a piece...

A Pro/E version would be perfect if you can. Thanks!

Hey all, For all of you that were interested in the Hybrid car that we brought to Detroit this year you will be pleased to hear that we are starting a Formula Hybrid Competition! Here is the website...

Hey all, For all of you that were interested in the Hybrid car that we brought to Detroit this year you will be pleased to hear that we are starting a Formula Hybrid Competition! Here is the website...

We sent our form out today. Thanks!

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