Hope everyone's summer is going well! Now that there's extra time (supposedly), MIT SEVT has been working hard to finish Valkyrie's design and fabrication. Here's a few updates for each of the engineering sections:
*Mechanical: Both the front and rear suspensions have been designed. Due to limited machining resources at our own shop, most of the front suspension has been sent to an outside company. In particular, the upright, hub, and spindle will be done. The mechanical team is currently machining the rear suspension and a-arms.
*Electrical: All the boards have been designed and will be fabricated soon. They are awaiting the Mitsuba hub motor which will be tested with our dynamometer.
*Aero: Valkyrie's shell design was finished recently (pictures below). Molds are the next step in the process and the aero team has been coordinating with another company to acquire them. The monocoque chassis is the next large project for the aero team.
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| Front side of Valkyrie. The purple line represents our previous solar car, Chopper del Sol. |
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| Rear side of Valkyrie. The purple line represents our previous solar car, Chopper del Sol. |
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| The purple line represents our previous solar car, Chopper del Sol. |
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| Side view of Valkyrie. |
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