Open to all majors!
No prerequisites or experience needed
There are no hours requirements to be on the team
You can be on more than 1 sub-team
Areo Sub-Team
This team focuses on aerodynamic development in the search of reducing lap times. The main component focus will be on downforce devices, bodywork drag reduction, and cooling.
Steering Sub-Team
The Steering team is responsible for determining the optimum behavior of the wheels and works closely with suspension in order to meet certain vehicle dynamics. Decisions made on parameters such as Kingpin axis, offset, and knuckle length aid in the stabilization and handling of the vehicle.
Powertrain Sub-Team
The Steering team is responsible for determining the optimum behavior of the wheels and works closely with suspension in order to meet certain vehicle dynamics. Decisions made on parameters such as Kingpin axis, offset, and knuckle length aid in the stabilization and handling of the vehicle.
Electrical Sub-Team
The electrical sub-team is responsible for the design and execution of the vehicle’s electrical systems, including the ECU, wire harness, safety systems, and data acquisition.
Chassis Sub-Team
Working as the backbone of the vehicle, a well-designed chassis will promote the better performance of the vehicle, safety, and comfort to the driver. Strict FSAE rules must be followed to ensure a properly designed frame will protect the driver at all times. This being the case, there continue to be endless design possibilities that allow young engineers to design a chassis that can take a vehicle’s performance to its fullest extent. An understanding of vehicle dynamics, manufacturing, driver ergonomics, and integration of other vehicle subsystems is needed to successfully build a chassis.
Manufacturing & Composites Sub-Team
The manufacturing sub-team is responsible for fabricating and assembling the team’s car. We use many machines and handheld tools to create components and mount them to the car.
Composites sub-team manufactures all body panels including the body covering. We work with the Aerodynamics Team to build feasible designs.
Suspension Sub-Team
The suspension system is designed to maintain the tire’s contact patch with the road in the optimal position during steady-state and transient conditions. The suspension must absorb bumps in the road to allow the sprung mass (chassis, driver, engine, etc.), which is the components supported by the springs, to actuate under accelerations. The suspension geometry controls the motion relative motion between the wheel and the unsprung mass, which are the components of the vehicle not supported by the springs (wheel, upright, hub, caliper, etc.), and the sprung mass, and allows the force to be transferred between them.
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