Student Projects
Contact Information
University: University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering
Team Member(s): Adam Pate, Micah Harbour, Joshua Kostroun, Pete Murray, Jacob Feinstein, Matthius Daus, Fred Englkemeir, Matt Amme, Romain Muzy, Eric Pak, Jorge Reyes
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Ronald Matthews
Email Address: ajpate@sbcglobal.net
Country: USA
Project Information
Title: FSAE Student Design Competition 2012
Description:
Design, test, and build a formula style race car to compete in 1 of 7 annual FSAE competitions. Vehicle must compete in autocross, endurance, skidpad, acceleration, design, and cost and perform well in all events to win.
Products:
NI cRIO, NI PCI Express Multifunction DAQ, NI Bus-Powered 400 kS/s BIO DAQ
The Challenge:
We must design, build, and test a formula style race car to compete in the FSAE competition. In addition to arriving at designing the vehice, students are responsible for funding the entire project by raising financial and resource support from sponsors.
The Solution:
Students conceptualize, design, build, and test engineering solutions to real world problems under the template of a race car project. In order for the project to be successful there is a heavy emphasis on systems integration and design validation to ensure that the vehicle potential performance is maximized.
Use of labview and NI hardware greatly expedites the testing process. With NI hardware and software we are able to streamline the process used to draw meaningful conclusions from test data. The end result is more competitive and more reliable race car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM1QCRO5BRw
