System | Sub-system | Strategy | Curriculum | Starter Projects |
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Aeroshell | Aero | Teach Solidworks over the span of a few weeks, try to make a shell, then give people Daybreak parts to work on/other personal projects. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w9u7IjXkL15nkwL7MDQMmuKWUHd0hJhoFGRw3Vl8cmM/edit?usp=sharing | Work along Solidworks lectures, branch into letting members make random things into Solidworks and running Solidworks competitions. | For CAD, personal projects to increase motivation Solidworks competition - give everyone something to CAD and see who has the best Jump into next car if can’t find other projects to do Work on prototypes for latch and hinging mechanism
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Composites | Mostly hands on learning, actually do composites work | 1x2 foot molds that are similar to bottom shell, do the entire mold prep to layup process so members know what to do. | |
Fergo | Frame | Trial by fire (with help as needed) Dive straight into making a simple part following ASC and VR3 guidelines, experimenting and asking questions as you go along | Some sort of introductory slides on the systems and what we will utilize in each system 2-3 weeks of designing a simple part start to finish, potentially 3d printing the parts at the end Intro to basic solids, reinforced with FEA (e.g., beam in pure bending problem and compare results w/ FEA)
| Developing best practices 2D 3D sketches and weldments - using these to create a simple frame structure simple FSAE structure to follow VR3 Ansys and FEA skills - simple cantilever beam problem and having them calculate stress/analyze results Physical/empirical testing with popsicle sticks maybe?
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Ergo | | Same as above | |
Dynamics | Suspension | 2 weeks of independent study throughout the week and discussions and applications on workdays. | | |
Steering | Same as above | | |
Unsprung | Same as above | | |
Emech | Enclosures | Since we work with every system on the car, we want to get them in front of the car, show them everything we do, how it works, shortcomings, etc. CAD - Do a mini lecture showing all the features but have them try to design some simple parts but have them fix some issues, or at least attempt it. Go over these designs, talk about DFM. TIW training on printers and laser cutting | List of stuff on the current car we work on + how it works and why we need it, how electrical stuff interfaces with mechanical stuff All 3 subteams will need to learn SW Enclosures - Composites, strength to weight ratios for different configurations of composites, major focus on DFM
| At the beginning, sit them in front of the car so they can ask questions and learn about the components designing new parts to circumvent certain issues we faced on last car Start training on printers
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Wire Harnessing | Same as above | List of stuff on the current car we work on + how it works and why we need it, how electrical stuff interfaces with mechanical stuff All 3 subteams will need to learn SW Wire Harnessing will probably have to be a lecture based at first for the new software since it is very proprietary and a bit hard to use. Next part will be hands on working with wires and quality control. Starter projects to solidify EPLAN versatility
| Same as above |
Cooling | Same as above | List of stuff on the current car we work on + how it works and why we need it, how electrical stuff interfaces with mechanical stuff All 3 subteams will need to learn SW Cooling - basics of heat transfer + maybe look into people interested in learning ansys and getting them started, Starter projects (CAD)
| Same as above |