BAJA SAE Racecar Week 9

Andres Olmedo 2017-2018, 2017-2018 BAJA SAE Racecar

We have a running car! At long last, Marauder is up and running. This Saturday we borrowed Lot 16H to determine its turning radius and get an estimate of its top speed. We have a lot more work to do to improve both values, but we accomplished a lot in preparation for testing at the track: we fixed the brake …

UAV Forge Winter Week 8: Nearing quarter terminus

kdspauld 2017-2018 UAV Forge

UAV Forge placed in the top four teams in the Winter Peer Review. As a result, the team will present at the Winter Design Review to the Dean of Engineering, alumni, and industry representatives. Preparations and plans for traveling to Maryland for the competition. Due to the large expense of travel, fundraising plans are being drafted to allow team members …

BAJA SAE Racecar Week 8

Andres Olmedo 2017-2018, 2017-2018 BAJA SAE Racecar

We’re very close to achieving running car status! The chassis has been fully welded and so have all the suspension components. Powertrain has mounted the engine, gearbox, and fuel tank. Human Interface has installed the steering wheel, seat, and brake light; they have also started on installing the harnesses and kill switches. Most significant, however, is the fact that Human …

CanSat Winter Week 8: The Teleconference Aftermath

ashtofen 2017-2018 UCI CanSat

This Monday, we presented our Preliminary Design Review to the CanSat competition judges. Thanks to the efforts of our team members, the presentation went very well! Everyone was able to present confidently during their respective sections. The judges said that we had an “excellent presentation” that was “very professional.” Everyone on our team was thrilled upon hearing that. One concern …

Week 8 Drone Tethering Team – MVP Prototype

tomta9 2017-2018 Drone Tethering

Hi everyone, As a recap from last week, the manufacturing team and the circuitry/controls team were working independently to put finishing touches to our respective designs and prepare to combine the two designs together. This week, as we finished preparing our presentation for the winter peer review, we immediately began the process of putting the reeling system together. Results came …

FSAE Electric Racecar Winter Week 7: HOME

Christopher Chen 2017-2018, 2017-2018 FSAE Electric Racecar

Last week, the FSAE Electric Racecar team worked hard assembling the vehicle. With a significant portion of the racecar designed (more than 90% of our designs are considered complete), most of the team is now focused on putting in hours bolting, grinding, and welding parts of the car. This will continue for the rest of the quarter, as we attempt …

UAV Forge Winter Week 7: Remote Image Capturing

kdspauld 2017-2018 UAV Forge

Progress as always at UAV Forge! This week a kit to be used as a competition plane has been found after a week of continuous research. The chosen plane was the AeroWorks 20cc-30cc Trainer. Its 88″ wingspan and 12lb flying weight allows it to have a wing loading of only about 20 0z/sq ft which would allow the the team …

Week 7 Drone Tethering Team – Approaching MVP Prototype

tomta9 2017-2018 Drone Tethering

Hi everyone, Last week, we received most of our equipment needed to begin manufacturing our MVP Prototype. We have spent these past two weeks taking what we learned from our proof of concept to improve upon our design. In order to get the most efficiency out of our short time, we divided our work meetings to the manufacturing team and …

CanSat Winter Week 7: Preparation for the Teleconference

ashtofen 2017-2018 UCI CanSat

With our upcoming teleconference next Monday, we have been practicing our Preliminary Design Review presentation multiple times throughout this week. Each member of the team is assigned specific sections from the following: Introduction, Systems, Overview, Sensor Subsystem Design, Descent Control Design, Mechanical Subsystem Design, Communications and Data Handling, Electrical Power Subsystem Design, Flight Software Design, Ground Control System, Integration and …