- Look into 5 link suspension
- Mount pushrod to upright, look into pullrod suspension
- 3 layer frame
- Create an accurate and detailed Bill of Materials from the start. Keep it up to date
- Use throughout the year, integrate with purchasing system to see progress on orders
- Have hardware components, stock and equivalent parts in separate tabs
- Design review structure: CDR, PDR
- Topology optimization on frame and unsprung components
- Simming in Ansys or Altair
- Prepare for FEA with hand calculations, present graphs and data at design reviews
- Use normalized values as opposed to FOS
- Have much more tooling.
- Change our culture
- Have rigid design freezes. DON’T MAKE IT TOO EARLY OTHERWISE IT IS POINTLESS
- Seniors should not be allowed to be system leads
- Use solidworks cam instead of fusion
- attach pushrod to upright
- attach shocks directly to frame
- use bushings instead of rod ends
- McPherson strut or trailing arm
- New steering rack with external housing that can be bolted to frame tab with a pillow block
- Use composite steering column and pushrod
https://discord.com/channels/689637139276890149/730253935809527878/1224217617804558338
- Use bolts that have the unthreaded portion be exact;ly the width of the hardware stack
- Positivley locking
https://www.designjudges.com/articles/strong-stiff-light-structures
narrco rack
center locking nut for hub
gearbox
brake buttons for brake disc retention
different brake calipers for rear
rigid bild file naming system
Suspension goals
- Do analysis on suspension natural frequency
Steering goals
- Use a rack such as the narrco rack that allows us to place mounting closer to the edge of the frame
- Minimize steering compliance and backlash
- Fully characterize behavior of steering system including c-factor, steering ratio,
Unsprung goals
- Manufacture our own centerlocking nut for the hub to eliminate the need for locnuts
- Use brake buttons to eliminate the need for blind holes to mount the brake rotor
- Brake rotor manufacturing for weight-saving and analysis purposes