Formula sae and formula student are collegiate engineering competitions with over 500 participating schools that challenge teams of students to design and build a formula. Formula racing at uc davis is a student design team challenged to design, build, and race a formula style electric vehicle for the 202014 fsae competition. Completion of the project has seen the design of geometry for the suspension arms. Sawant1, shreyash sanjay ghodke2, pratik gajanan thorat3, pravin mohan balgore4, madhusudan uttam bichkar5. Drivetrain assembly design for a formula sae vehicle. Rear wheel independence needed to be maintained either through a multimotor design or a differential, but with vehicle performance in mind.
In design, development and fabrication of a formula style race car, the powertrain is. This project encapsulates one of many areas that make up the usq motorsport vehicle for entry into its second formula saea competition. We are a group of formula sae alumni so we know how much of a pain it can be to find every little part for your car. Baja sae design report university of colorado boulder. Teams use vehicles powered only by electrical motors and compete in static and dynamic events such as design, presentation, cost, acceleration. Report of student formula project shigenori hashida tohoku university formula team abstract in 20, tohoku university took part in student formula japan for the first time and entered the electric car class, which is established this year. During each season, a custom drivetrain is typically designed as a reduction after the. This document describes the design and fabrication of a complete driveline package for.
Report of student formula project tohoku university. Part 2 of this report will mainly focus on presenting results obtained. Redesign of an fsae race cars steering and suspension. The design requirements for the new electric powertrain were the ability to deliver the peak power of 80kw allowed by rules and meet the mass goal of 23kg. William kinkead, me connor morette, me adrian pickering, me zachary sears, me james waldo, me. Formula sae is a student design competition organized by sae international formerly society of automotive engineers.
The objective was to accomplish the integration of a torsen t1 differential to a yamaha yz450f 08 motorcycle engine, in order to compete in the. To design and build 2 sets of dampers 8 in total for a fsae racecar, that will perform better than any available offtheshelf piece, and run them at the fsae competition in may 2006. The main objectives are to reduce the overall weight of the car and at the same time increase the stiffness and strength of the vehicle components. The new design templates, dictated by the 2009 fsae rule book, provided most of the constraints for chassis design. As per the customer and advisor recommendations, the fox shocks already owned by the ud fsae club have been utilized in the design. Come enjoy everything the competition has to offer by helping the teams directly. Design of a drivetrain for a fs race car tom bakker, 0578475 dct2009. The drivetrain includes the motor, controller, and batteries. Im the drivetrain leader on a second year team and im having trouble finding information on determining the maximum loadings that the drivetrain will be exposed to. To begin the project many different drivetrain systems and. This work entails the design and analysis of a braking system based on fsae application.
Springs of varying stiffnesses are readily available for. Fsae design event scoring some insight into the process the design and developmental process of a fsae car is a complex process. Any planetary drivetrain design material pdf, video, etc. This thesis will analyze the mit formula sae car to determine performance of our current and future cars. At the end of this report, conclusions from all the sub parts are put together to get the perspective. Design and optimization of formula sae suspension system.
Holy smokes, that has to be one of, if not the, best fs related reports ive ever seen. The scope of this project will be on drivetrain and interior cab design. The university of maine has prepared a formula style car featuring a chromoly space frame. If you chose to employ the standard attenuator design, then testing is not required and there is no need to submit test data specific to your. Team fsae powertrain has made tremendous strides in the final phase of the senior design process. The conclusion of this analysis will drive the powertrain decisions for our model year 2017 my 17 and other future cars. Design of electrical powertrain for chalmers formula student with focus on 4wd versus rwd and regenerative. Students are tasked with designing and fabricating a vehicle that can be sold to a manufacturing rm for mass production and targets the. Formula sae and formula student are collegiate engineering competitions with over 500 participating schools that challenge teams of students to design and build a formula style car. It was important to consider the taller drivers for ergonomic issues that came up during cockpit design and for most of the design process, a sixfoottall driver model was used. As this phase, and the semester, comes to an end, our team has complete manufacturing of the majority of components and hammered out a very clear path forward for future work in all project aspects. The exhaust is a 421 system, which produces more power throughout the power band.
Development of a drivetrain system for a formula saea. Although there is no team for the competition this year it is. Formula sae interchangeable independent rear suspension. This project encapsulates one of many areas that make up the usq motorsport vehicle for entry into its second formula sae a competition. Formula sae challenges students to conceive, design, fabricate, and compete with small formulastyle racing cars.
To meet these objectives, the engine must have a high torque plateau over a large rpm range. With the current system failing to meet fsae regulations and lacking in rigorous engineering design, the team is tasked with researching, designing, and manufacturing header and muffler components with. Formula sae ergonomics jig ryan buffington 7 p a g e abstract this jig was built for the formula sae team and designed to allow for testing of the ergonomic placement of cockpit controls which have a strong influence on the frame design. That is why we started an online parts store for formula saestudent teams, by formula sae alumni. Design and theory of powertrain of formula student fsae car irjet. Since 2016 the university of canterbury has been developing electric vehicles to race in the.
The first competition was started back in 1979 after mark marshek, then at the university of houston texas contacted sae educational relations department in 1978. Vitc formula electric drivetrain design video 2018 youtube. Actually since 1981, sae international has held formula sae as a practical student education. I was in charge of designing and manufacturing the drivetrain assembly for the 2014 formula sae prototype. The goal for this project was to design a steering system for the 2006 fsae car to address all the shortcomings of previous designs, yet retain the low cost, manufacturability, and low weight. Design of electrical powertrain for chalmers formula student with. The teams intent is design and fabrication of a rugged and marketable offroad vehicle.
This is an official page of formula sae, a program of sae international. It was started in the year 1981, university of texas arlington are one of the 4 founding teams of the competition. Abstract this project aims are to design and develop the powertrain system for formula sae race car and the design that used for the car must fulfill the. Formula sae and formula student are collegiate engineering competitions with over. Due to its high and flat factory torque curve, a 2001 yzf600 r2 was chosen.
The car is evaluated in automotive design and performance through a series of static and dynamic events which focus on safety, manufacturability and of course out. Formula sae paddle shift system ucf department of eecs. Values specific to the 2006 mracing fsae vehicle have been excluded from this report to protect the competitive interests of the team. This video features the design of the drivetrain of our car chan. The overall goal of the mrt engine team was to design a very drivable and responsive engine package. The video shows what our drivetrain engineers work with and how they place it in the car. Teams spend 812 months designing, building, and preparing their vehicles for a competition. Redesign of an fsae race cars steering and suspension system. Different engineering software like solidwork and inventor professionals, mat lab and brake system calculator was utilized to determine the pedal ratio, master. This steering system had to also comply with all aspects section 3. Analysis and design of a formula sae powertrain irjet. The intake and exhaust were custom designed to meet fsae rules and tuned using. Formula sae mcgill racing team engine and transmission.
The font size on the text pages of the design report must be no smaller than 8point. Itisfoundthattheeach6recanresistupto312nmbeforeslippinggiventhesecondi6ons. Specialconsideraonwastakentomeetthestricttolerancesforthejournalsurfacethebearingmust rotateon. It should prove beneficial to the team when the official design report is created for the competition. Students are tasked with designing and fabricating a vehicle that can be sold to a manufacturing rm for mass production and targets the weekend autocross racer. Drivetrain design the drivetrain system consists of every component from the engine output shaft to the.
The formula sae rules are the responsibility of the formula sae rules committee and are issued under the authority of the sae international collegiate design series. Thismeans that624nmisthemosttorquethatthedrivetrainwillexperience. The design will then be published on the fsae website. The aim of this project was to undertake the design and development of the drivetrain system, including brakes and wheels, which would optimise performance and reliability in the competition. Exhaust optimization for viking motorsports formula sae. University of maine formula sae 20112012 engine design report abstract formula sae is an international design competition held annually by the society of automotive engineers. Design and development of the powertrain elements in a formula. Formula sae australasia fsaea competition, held in australia at. Complete design and optimization of the aerodynamics of a.
Pdf design and analysis of fsae brake system using. Formula student car has to fulfill are, a fully operational suspension system, an 4 stroke. Design of electrical powertrain for chalmers formula student with focus on. Fsae drivetrain final presentation axle throttle scribd. Design of electrical powertrain for chalmers formula. Formula sae paddle shift system richard pittman, sean feschak, musab hmeidan, kevin castillo dept.
Irjet design and theory of powertrain of formula student. Design and theory of powertrain of formula student fsae car d. Our mqp team was tasked to design a car for the fsae competition in 2016 and. In the report the conclusion was that the ev was superior to the hev. As a formula sae volunteer, your time and talent will add value to our competition. As a start for the design of the drive train for the ure 05 the drive train of the ure 04 is. Formula sae is collegiate design competition organized by society of automotive engineers sae to give students hands on experience to design, build and testrace an open wheeled formula type car. Fsae drivetrain final presentation free download as pdf file. Formula sae interchangeable independent rear suspension design sponsored by the cal poly formula sae team a final report for reid olsen, fsae technical director by. Ashish avinash vadhe design and optimization of formula sae suspension system 611 international journal of current engineering and technology, vol. Design and optimization of a formula sae vehicle a major qualifying project submitted to the faculty of worcester polytechnic institute in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree in bachelor of science in mechanical engineering by. The report is more complete than previous versions and has improved content, but most of the decisions are justified by looking at function and cost and doing a brief. In order to increase power, a garrett gt15v turbocharger is used. Erin ebsch, jenna kudla, calvin obrien, and bridget quick fall 2012 121112 abstract the university of michigan baja team designs, builds, tests, and races an off road race vehicle each year.
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