I second Dean's comments about the quality of the cars at the 2011 event.
The design and prep state of the cars we saw in Tech was much better throughout the field this year--very consistent...
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I second Dean's comments about the quality of the cars at the 2011 event.
The design and prep state of the cars we saw in Tech was much better throughout the field this year--very consistent...
The purpose of the FSAE competition is to help train students how to be professional engineers. Beyond just learning how to solve real world technical problems another objective should be to learn...
Leeds finished 17 in Endurance (out of 19 finishers) and 8th in Economy.
I like the way you think but you are thinking too small.
Back in the 70's there was a CanAm car with 4 two cylinder, 2 stroke McCullock engines in it--one for each wheel. No ECU's in them...
I have to disagree with Grant--fatigue calculations are generally difficult. I say this as having worked professionally in this area for several decades.
I am very happy to see that you recognize...
Regarding OSU in Design, they actually passed a test for extra credit--they broke the car and had to, in very short order, develop and implement a fix that allowed them to finish the event and place...
You can run multiple engines as long as all the air goes thru the single restrictor (see 3.5.1.1). Might be a bit awkward for multiple engines.
Back in the 70's Can Am era, a car was built with 4...
Thanks to everyone who participated in our 8th annual SAE student competition workshop at the CSUN campus Saturday!
We had a total of about 45-50 people including representatives from CSUN,...
That's correct. I am helping organize the event and work for Honeywell.
Some additional details on the event: you can park in lot G4--there is a $4 per vehicle fee (sorry about that--we were not...
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Don't forget. If you'd like to display your FSAE, MiniBaja, Supermileage, or AeroDesign vehicle please drop me an e-mail at: gerry.larue@honeywell.com and I will get you directions...
It's time again for the annual SoCal SAE student competition workshop! This year it will be held Saturday, November 11th on the CSUN campus. We will begin at 9:30am in Nobbs Auditorium in Sequoia...
It's time again for the annual SoCal SAE student competition workshop! This year it will be held Saturday, November 11th on the CSUN campus. We will begin at 9:30am in Nobbs Auditorium in Sequoia...
I'm curious about how the geometry packages you guys use to compute the roll center and camber change treat tire sidewall stiffness.
I'd guess the stiffness of even the current low profile tires...
How about creating a lay down engine design a la the Brabham BT55 lowline? You could make a case about a lower CG, and getting the bearings, etc to work would be a worthy challenge, I think.
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GT12 mechanical efficiency? A difficult question to answer in general because it depends on your operating conditions. Unlike a ball bearing, the hydrodynamic bearing losses depend on the oil inlet...
The SoCal SAE Board plans to have an FSAE test at Fontana in early May as part of a scheduled SCCA/Solo 1 autocross test weekend that PFM is putting on. This is similar to several similar Solo...
Mike, I don't want to be a wet blanket but the Garrett GT12 and GT15V turbos which Honeywell donates to the FSAE teams are not to be sold or diverted for another use.
The GT12 is not currently...
The M2A and M2B McLaren's used Mallite (balsa wood between aluminum skins). The torsional stiffness was claimed to be 10,000 ft-lbs/degree which was probably the stiffest open cockpit car built...
The Marcos sportscars of the 1960's used a plywood chassis. Also Bruce McLaren used a balsawood/aluminum material called Mallite for his first Formula 1 car circa 1966--the one that used a sleeved...
I would be happy to get some photos from the May 2nd event. I was only able to take a couple of shots myself. Please send any electronic photos you'd like to share to: gerry.larue@email.sae.org
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I'd say its more likely the end of FSAE.
IMHO, making a spec engine for FSAE is NOT what the idea of the competition is about. If a high tech engine is available off the shelf, albeit for lots...