Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “2017-2018”
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 …
Last week, the FSAE Electric Racecar worked hard assembling the car. At the rate that we are going, we will have a running vehicle by the end of week 9. This week, Ken Tran will be describing the design of the Controller Area Network, the system that allows all the electronics on the car to communicate with each other. Controller …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
