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- Take in hardpoint and design specifications from accompanying mechanical/electrical teams, and with said specifications, design a basic tubular (hopefully monocoque soon) frame to support those needs
- To meet the required load cases, design cross-bracing structures to satisfy roll-cage and occupant cell load cases, maintain 1/1.1+ FOS, and minimize stress and displacement of the tubes
- Simulate the frame using Ansys Mechanical (or FEA software in general) to validate the frame design and ensure it meets the ASC regulation
- Design and fabricate a frame jig, to plan out and maintain the structure during welding and construction
- Send out the finalized design to VR3 for mitering/tube-cutting, which includes drafting proper documentation like BOM, frame/tab drawings, and .sldprt files
- Weld the frame with the use of TIG welding principles and frame jig to properly hold the tubing in place
TLDR: build Build the frame and build it rightÂ
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