tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62088983931102861372024-02-19T08:09:05.177-05:00MIT Solar Electric Vehicle TeamMIT SEVThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986108428109334644noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208898393110286137.post-55151218505715213582013-11-01T12:44:00.001-04:002013-11-01T12:44:17.149-04:00Blog Moved to WebsiteThanks to everyone who has been supporting us and following our progress thus far. We have moved our blog posts to our website and will now be updating only that site. Check out our most recent post about Valkyrie's composite layup below!<br />
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<a href="http://solar-cars.scripts.mit.edu/main/blog/">MIT SEVT Website Blog</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636891231165581784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208898393110286137.post-86987911072174772302013-07-06T17:19:00.000-04:002013-07-06T17:25:27.833-04:00One Step CloserHope 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:<br />
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*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.<br />
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*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.<br />
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*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. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front side of Valkyrie. The purple line represents our previous solar car, <i>Chopper del Sol.</i></td></tr>
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The team is making good progress on the next car and is finalizing suspension designs, aerodynamic body shapes, and designing electrical boards. To make the car even more bada** though, we finally decided on a name. Our next solar car has been deemed....VALKYRIE! According to Norse mythology, Valkyrie directly interprets to "chooser of the slain". She is one of several female figures who decides those that live in battle and those who die. No better use of the name than in solar car races. <br />
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What happens when you can't find core materials in the size, density, and material you want? Why, manufacture them yourself! A mold-in-process from yesterday's shop hours:</div>
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<br />George Hanselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637053828894501406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208898393110286137.post-19113165256918067312012-12-03T14:55:00.002-05:002012-12-03T14:57:14.698-05:00ANSYS, molds, and CFRPYou've heard the plans from Julia: we race next in the 2014 American Solar Challenge and shortly afterward the 2015 World Solar Challenge! We're taking this extra time for development that we have been wanting to do for a while but haven't had the manpower, time, or money. We'll be running in the 2014 ASC with a new motor, giving us a noticeable bonus in power - the equivalent of eight to twelve additional solar cells. Our array encapsulation and modularization is maturing aggressively, but I can't talk about that just yet . . .<br />
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Valkyrie, as we are referring to the ASC 2014 vehicle, will be the first of our solar cars with an all-composite chassis. This was a decision made with a great deal of consideration. Working with steel as a primary structural material has given us a great deal of flexibility in design and freedom in construction while meeting a high standard of crash protection. What we hope to achieve with a composite and largely CFRP (carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic) structure is even greater design freedom, even greater crash protection - CFRP can have an order of magnitude greater specific energy absorption than steel - at the expense of slightly less leeway and forgiveness in construction. Our toolmaking has improved to the standard we require for a composite/CFRP car and we are excited about improving those methods even further. </div>
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Speaking of molds: we are looking for a new home for Chopper del Sol's molds! The molds reflect the 2012 ASC version, with straight front fairings. Taker will have to arrange shipping but otherwise they are likely free of cost. For more information, contact gosolar@mit.edu.</div>
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I'd like to welcome our newest sponsor, ANSYS. ANSYS' FLUENT package will be the principal fluid simulation suite for the development of Valkyrie. Without well-packaged, flexible, and relatively computationally inexpensive modeling tools like FLUENT, the things we do would be significantly less tractable, more expensive, and more time consuming.</div>
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George Hanselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11637053828894501406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208898393110286137.post-27824684712883560282012-11-17T13:42:00.000-05:002012-11-17T13:42:17.801-05:00Starting AnewHello everyone!<br />
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Sorry for the lack of updates, our team has been busy designing our next solar cars! After much consideration, the MIT SEVT has decided to compete in the 2014 American Solar Challenge with a three wheel vehicle. In conjunction, we will also be designing and constructing a four wheel vehicle in preparation for the 2015 World Solar Challenge. There will be plenty of work, but we want to race competitively and still be prepared for future races. With the change in design from 3 wheels to 4, there has been a lot of discussion about the overall structure and design. Currently, the aerodynamics team is working on simulations and designing the car shape. Here are some cool pictures of what they've been up to:<br />
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On the electrical front, a motor change is in order. Currently, our team is looking into Mitsuba and CSIRO as viable options. However, we won't know for sure which motor to use until we perform some dyno testing. On the mechanical front, the team is currently designing the suspension system to be improved from the last system. Overall, the team is excited to begin fresh and hunker down to build two vehicles in three years!<br />
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Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14599484523806160215noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208898393110286137.post-43515752942019054502012-07-31T21:10:00.001-04:002012-07-31T21:11:41.725-04:00Thanks Genasun and EMA Services!Now that things have settled down a bit and Chopper is back in Boston, we would like to thank Genasun and EMA Services for all the invaluable help they gave us in constructing our battery pack.<br />
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First, a huge thanks to Genasun! Alex MeVay and Alexander Hayman of Genasun ( also alums of the team) designed our pack and battery protection system. They were also kind enough to offer us a place to construct the pack as well, and we spent several long days putting together all the batteries, PCBs, and wire cabling. Check out some pictures from the assembly party below!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The insides of <i>Chopper del Sol.</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The electrical team works on the battery pack.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The team poses at some farmland near Normal, IL. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our awesome America sticker on the nose of <i>Chopper.</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The team prepares to load the car into the trailer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sweet MIT logo on our fairings.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dillon prepares to undertake dynamic scrutineering.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The team checks out the car at the finish line in St. Paul, MN.</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636891231165581784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208898393110286137.post-27130853545797873722012-07-30T11:38:00.002-04:002012-07-30T11:38:51.936-04:00Fashionably LateAfter arriving in Goshen, IN, the next stage stop was Normal, IL. Day 5 began alright, but about half an hour later, the car's motor shut off and would not restart. The electrical team began to debug the problem in a nearby grass lot. However, to make the situation even worse, a thunderstorm poured down rain and created an unsuitable working environment. With no other options, the team decided to trailer <i>Chopper del Sol</i> to Normal, IL and try to debug the problem there.<br />
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The last and final day of ASC required teams to cross the finish line at St. Paul, MN. After arriving in Normal, IL, the electrical team spent all night fixing a battery pack issue and successfully had <i>Chopper del Sol</i> driving around....at least they thought so. About forty-five minutes into our drive to St. Paul, MN, the car's motor shut off again and would not restart. Since the last stage stop closed at 4PM, the team had two options: push the car across the finish line or try to debug the problem and drive in with pride. True to the MIT spirit, the team decided to fix the issue and try to make the stage stop before 4PM.<br />
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Since it was raining heavily yet again, the team trailered <i>Chopper</i> once more to a parking lot about 20 miles from the finish line. At 2PM, the electrical team quickly got to work. After an hour and a half, the electrical team had successfully fixed the issue! With only thirty minutes to spare, the team sprang into action! By 3:55PM, we had driven 17 miles and only had 3 miles left to reach the finish line. Thanks to a MIT alumni at the finish line, the officials extended the finish line closing to 4:10PM. With only a few minutes to spare, the MIT team rushed forward to reach the finish line. At exactly 4:08PM, <i>Chopper del Sol</i> finished the 2012 American Solar Challenge.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The team is all smiles as MIT officially finished ASC in St. Paul, MN.</td></tr>
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<br />Despite all the setbacks, the MIT team never gave up. Even with all the late nights of work and despair, every minute of the journey was a valuable and fun experience for all the members. The 2012 American Solar Challenge was an underdog story that will never be forgotten. <div>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636891231165581784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208898393110286137.post-28547021657528941002012-07-18T01:38:00.002-04:002012-07-18T01:38:20.886-04:00Race Update: Day 4As we said in our last update, Chopper Del Sol experienced a moderate crash on Sunday, the second day of racing for the American Solar Challenge. It came on a day that would have allowed us to move up to 2nd or 3rd place if we had been able to maintain our pace. But with the goal of winning the race a very, very distant hope (we were penalized almost 1300 minutes for trailering our vehicle because the crash occurred so close to the start of the stage and the penalty is based on how many miles the car is trailered), we have set out with a new goal: to finish this race.<br />
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We arrived in Ann Arbor on Sunday afternoon and quickly set up a place to work in the parking lot of our hotel. The crash thankfully only damaged the composite body and didn't affect anything structural. So we set out to patch up the broken composites and the slight jigsaw puzzle that the lower front part of the body had become. We worked through the night and all of the next day, and by the end of the day we had a functioning body. Meanwhile, our electrical team were working on the battery and some other issues that came about after the crash. The work continued until Tuesday morning, the start of the next stage. At 9:10am, Chopper Del Sol was again in one piece and was out on the road, prepared for another day of racing.<br />
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We headed out from Ann Arbor in the beautiful, mostly clear day. The heat was quite extreme, about 100 degrees fahrenheit (and even hotter in the car), making it quite difficult on our drivers. Julia started out the day, driving 170 miles to Kalamazoo, MI, where we had a checkpoint and Western Michigan University. The heat proved to caused some temperature issues with our battery pack, but beyond that, Chopper ran quite smoothly considering what had happened 2 days ago. After the check point, Dillon took control of the car and drove it to Goshen, IN. We have been able to pass a number of teams in this stage, although our overall time is still far behind the other times because of the penalties that we have received. But we are happy to be back out on the road and racing our solar car. Tomorrow morning we will head out to Normal, IL, the next stage stop.<br />
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More updates will be coming soon with pictures showing the work that has been done on the car and everything else that had been happening. Right now, we all need to get some rest in order to be ready for another race day tomorrow. Be sure to follow everything that is happening at http://americansolarchallenge.org/.Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605480538725573024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208898393110286137.post-58878776706751086472012-07-16T00:14:00.000-04:002012-07-16T20:25:52.734-04:00ASC Day 1 & 2As you might have read on our blog, we have been hard at work preparing for the American Solar Challenge 2012. We were very excited to start the race in Rochester yesterday, July 14.<br />
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Out of twelve teams, we were able to gain four positions over the course of the first day of racing while using relatively little battery due to good sun.<br />
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Today, we woke up to a thunderstorm that only worsened as the race day continued. Unfortunately, as we entered Ohio, the solar car hydroplaned and hit a pole on the side of the road. Our driver was well-protected and completely unharmed. However, the car sustained significant damage to the composite upper body.<br />
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The team is working diligently to repair the car and get back onto the road as soon as possible. We are confident that we will be able to finish all repairs by tomorrow afternoon and continue the race on Tuesday morning.Angela Zhanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616647556518785216noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208898393110286137.post-49040112444418571512012-07-13T01:09:00.000-04:002012-07-13T01:09:09.604-04:00Ready to RayceOver the past week, everyone on the team has worked hard to finish up some final fixes to the car. And we are proud to announce that we are now qualified to race in the American Solar Challenge!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken last Friday before we left our shop in Boston, MA for Monticello, NY.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friday afternoon. After a long 4-hour drive (luckily with minimal traffic), we arrived at the Monticello Motor Club, where the car will be scrutineered.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The team relaxing on the grass after the long drive. Our Aero Lead Thomas plays the guitar. </td></tr>
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<br /> <span style="background-color: white;">The next 6 days consisted of intense scrutineering and last minute work done to perfect every aspect of our solar car <i>Chopper del Sol</i>. Many late night work shifts and energy drinks later, we passed all 8 of the scrutineering inspection stations (Array, Driver, Body and Sizing. Electrical, Battery Protection System, Mechanical, Dynamic, & Support).</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ASC sticker and our team number.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful sunset at the Monticello track.</td></tr>
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Today (July 12th) is the last day of scrutineering. In order to qualify for the American Solar Challenge, our three drivers, Tom, Dillon, and Julia, must complete a total of 105 laps on the track.<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Driving down to the track.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our EEs getting a few hours of sleep during the track race.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Mechanical Lead Buchman is prepping the tires for the tire change.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At exactly 3:44.47PM, our driver Julia crosses the finish line for the 105th time, officially qualifying us for the race from Rochester, NY to St Paul, MN starting Saturday!</td></tr>
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We will be driving to Rochester tomorrow for the pre-race showcase of all the solar cars at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). If you are around this area, drop by and say hi! The race will begin on Saturday, July 14th, at 9AM. Stay tuned for more blog posts and updates on the race!<br />
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We would like to extend a sincere thank you to our sponsors, supporters, friends, and families. We would not have been able to get this far without you!</div>
</div>Angela Zhanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616647556518785216noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208898393110286137.post-51601133840291922232012-06-26T11:59:00.000-04:002012-06-26T11:59:37.946-04:00Practice Makes Perfect Test driving has been going well so far! It's exciting to see <i>Chopper del Sol</i>
running again and performing well. We've discovered plenty of useful
details along the way that need some tweaking. Since the weather has been reaching the high 90's, all four of our drivers
are also getting plenty of practice. Thus far, we have used the MIT
track at Steinbrenner stadium to practice the driving technique for the
FSPG event. We also have conducted miniature tests for scrutineering at a
nearby parking lot such as the figure-8 test and slalom course. Check out our experiences below:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Testing the acceleration at Steinbrenner stadium!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dillon chats with Tom during test driving at the parking lot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom checks the brakes before Dillon starts the car.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kelly bikes around the solar car.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch break! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our new sandwich club!</td></tr>
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<embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/410826512292288" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="224"></embed></object></center><center> The Slalom Test requires that any driver must be able to weave in and out of a 126m course with cones every 18m in less than 11.5 seconds.</center><center><br /></center><center><b>Countdown: 10 days! </b></center>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636891231165581784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208898393110286137.post-49699083696307919622012-06-16T16:38:00.000-04:002012-06-16T16:38:59.563-04:00Counting Down the SecondsSorry for the late blog post! Things have been getting pretty hectic around the shop in preparation for our first test drive. However, almost all the electrical and mechanical components are ready to go! We predict to take our first test drive later today or tomorrow.<br />
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One of our recently assembled electrical components is our shiny new steering wheel. Kai Cao, an MIT graduate student, designed and built it for electrical organization and driver compatibility. It now includes all the basic driver commands such as turning signals, emergency lights, speedometer, etc. Check it out below:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So shiny! And the handles have comfortable grips. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All of the inside electrical components of the wheel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A closer look at the main hardware. </td></tr>
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<i>Chopper del Sol</i> is almost complete thanks to these guys:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The electrical team works on the printed circuit boards.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">George and Dillon are machining kevlar composites for body attachment pieces.</td></tr>
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We also were shown on the ABC Chronicle tv show last Thursday night! The episode featured how people used alternative energy fuels and methods to efficiently power vehicles. Check out the video on their website here:<br />
<a href="http://www.wcvb.com/chronicle/Looking-to-the-future/-/12523032/14865524/-/idq6n6/-/index.html">http://www.wcvb.com/chronicle/Looking-to-the-future/-/12523032/14865524/-/idq6n6/-/index.html</a><br />
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20 days left until ASC! LEZZ GOOOOAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636891231165581784noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208898393110286137.post-71848068654129247022012-06-07T18:07:00.001-04:002012-06-07T18:07:15.530-04:00A Great Start<br />
The basic mechanical system is complete and drives like a dream! We took the bottom half of the car outside today and pushed it manually to get a feel for the car. Although we only tested in the back alley of our shop, the steering was easy and the car rolled smoothly.<i> </i>We plan to test the entire car including the electrical system this coming Tuesday. Here are some pictures and a video!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Chopper del Sol's </i>mechanical system basking in the sun.</td></tr>
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The weather in Boston has been dreary and rainy all week, so we've decided to start testing early next week. Until then, we've been working on many details to improve <i>Chopper del Sol.</i> One of those details is the composite body. The body has all its components attached, but needs a lot of sanding to make its edges smoother. On the mechanical side, the suspension system is complete and the braking system is nearly done. The brake caliper mounts were CNC machined today and will be attached to the uprights soon. On the electrical side, the array board has been modified and its pcb (printed circuit board) came in the mail today. Its assembly is in the works. Below are some pictures of these processes: <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dillon is preparing to CNC machine the brake caliper mounts using HSMWorks.</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636891231165581784noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208898393110286137.post-45238499368783820262012-06-03T15:59:00.001-04:002012-06-03T16:04:37.991-04:00ASC UpdateHi everyone,<br />
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We hope your summer has been going well! In preparation for ASC, we've been working around the clock and will have <i>Chopper del Sol</i> test driving in a couple of days. Here's some pictures of what we've been working on:<br />
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The team is busy preparing for ASC this summer, but we've put together a spiffy newsletter. It covers WSC, our challenges for ASC, a featured member, and a lot of other good stuff. Check it out here:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208898393110286137.post-16986254744051787362012-03-20T19:43:00.003-04:002012-03-20T19:52:51.383-04:00World Solar Challenge 2011 Video<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='480' height='350' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/cSf4ZULXQsQ?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>MIT SEVThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986108428109334644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208898393110286137.post-3060658268953490162012-02-11T12:28:00.005-05:002012-02-11T13:56:04.472-05:00SEVT updateHey everyone, the blog has been a bit lacking as of late, so we wanted to update you as to whats going on in the SEVT world for the last couple months since the end of the race.<br /><br />After a couple well deserved weeks of rest, and a new set of officers leading the team, we got right back to business. First off, I wanted to confirm that MIT will be attending the American Solar Challenge this summer!! We are really excited to get back to raycing, especially with Chopper del Sol. Even with our solid finish at WSC, we think we can do better. This is especially exciting, since its the first time in several years that SEVT is back on a yearly race schedule (WSC and ASC on alternate years) as opposed to our typical two-year race cycle. Also, we haven't been to ASC for several years (since 2005), so it'll be good to be racing on our home turf against our fellow universities.<br /><br />The team is really excited, and with a fantastic new group of freshmen (no seriously, these guys are awesome) joining our ranks, we're optimistic about our chances at ASC.<br /><br />Since the end of WSC, we've been working hard to modify our vehicle for ASC. Although most of Chopper can remain unchanged, a few things do need to be addressed. Over IAP (Independent Activities Period - a month off in January to do anything, we choose to do solar car) we have been working nonstop. Our major achievement was doing a full layup of the lower body, which needed to be redone after our mediocre job last summer following our accident. It also gave us the opportunity to improve our manufacturing techniques and make an even higher quality composite structure. We are currently working on the body finish, prepping it for painting. We're also redoing our fairings, making them wider so we can use wide Michelin tires, should we choose to run on them at the race.<br /><br />Below are some pics of the layup. Enjoy!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiYdwlQMZ7uJziU96bUjXb05Dby8bA4Ku8ex-PGyGfO1QvCwMH1MQN2zzI3UVzsa9_M53BT4B9FmgVM38icDOU_BTHVZvw_8gl2O3ggmsEemb_fXlFFA-R0KblpuNePpguWHDPCJlZZSU/s1600/_DSC0032.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiYdwlQMZ7uJziU96bUjXb05Dby8bA4Ku8ex-PGyGfO1QvCwMH1MQN2zzI3UVzsa9_M53BT4B9FmgVM38icDOU_BTHVZvw_8gl2O3ggmsEemb_fXlFFA-R0KblpuNePpguWHDPCJlZZSU/s320/_DSC0032.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707953118889011410" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcA6o-Qy_fJtxiwxOWfEQP-rhMwY7kVLoIKPJjLLb0qvbQA2qxV3WC8J7F403kiivcg3LbTqdnBQrWuDA9G4HPVTNHqL69LputsmdPiL9ISthI_WYIFLO1QH3bbqHAlVv5vtrPgBhoeoSr/s1600/_DSC0246.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcA6o-Qy_fJtxiwxOWfEQP-rhMwY7kVLoIKPJjLLb0qvbQA2qxV3WC8J7F403kiivcg3LbTqdnBQrWuDA9G4HPVTNHqL69LputsmdPiL9ISthI_WYIFLO1QH3bbqHAlVv5vtrPgBhoeoSr/s320/_DSC0246.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707953369779854354" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1NfGTLa3c_u99lDmiKBIgDvL7P40qzRRiJXiOOI0uKQWbAwBHoWSxfHSw8kwcoUnoyFVWCkSLTjsfiCdW68x1D12bIeaoumvuppmi0I9gTZjnYeyTcyNEDzirUAu1K50TkmpVWDMOmam/s1600/_DSC0258.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1NfGTLa3c_u99lDmiKBIgDvL7P40qzRRiJXiOOI0uKQWbAwBHoWSxfHSw8kwcoUnoyFVWCkSLTjsfiCdW68x1D12bIeaoumvuppmi0I9gTZjnYeyTcyNEDzirUAu1K50TkmpVWDMOmam/s320/_DSC0258.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707953511567501394" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHR68-3LPriMI7YUhPVoykmUWdf5U6ddkME9jOnREEnfA7twvPitZXz9ZFJgOi4VyCiFThzsPXbqvTDBO8u-f0w9w8pm8bF-ieg9mMvxwlNRjPtpNTt4JSUibfgi-M1ZtjeTKk3NVK5zl/s1600/_DSC0282.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHR68-3LPriMI7YUhPVoykmUWdf5U6ddkME9jOnREEnfA7twvPitZXz9ZFJgOi4VyCiFThzsPXbqvTDBO8u-f0w9w8pm8bF-ieg9mMvxwlNRjPtpNTt4JSUibfgi-M1ZtjeTKk3NVK5zl/s320/_DSC0282.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707953650251154594" /></a>Alex Arambulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364595635666793735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208898393110286137.post-34445613691803684342011-11-03T23:59:00.006-04:002011-11-05T17:14:34.153-04:00WSC 2011 Final ResultsThe final results from WSC went up -- the provisional results were contested, and WSC officials found a few accounting errors. We moved up one place to 15th, with the same number of solar kilometers (2222).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/files/319_2011_veolia_world_solar_challenge_final_results.pdf">Full results here.</a>Naryllekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140846139661939791noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208898393110286137.post-75980670541702688692011-11-01T16:20:00.000-04:002011-11-01T22:05:37.562-04:00Meant to be Bent: a new series on creative interpretation of rules by Adam DeltonAs many of you may have ascertained from the blog posts of recent weeks, WSC 2011 was a particularly... <i>challenging</i> World Solar Challenge for the MIT team. Along the road to Adelaide we had some times where team morale was not particularly high, and it was often during these times that I made it my role to lighten the mood a bit with some <i>completely</i> serious speculation on methods designed to circumvent certain WSC regulations. By popular request, I am now embarking on a mission to fully explore these interesting and complex ideas and share them with you. As a disclaimer, all of what I detail in "Meant to be Bent" is completely serious. The concepts that follow have been explained to WSC officials in a face-to-face setting, and each one has failed to be disallowed under the current set of rules. That said, I cannot guarantee their compliance with 2013 rules. So now, for Meant to be Bent, Episode I:<br />
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- the concept is that the team will invest in repurposing discarded military drones to automatically track the position of other solar teams' vehicles during the race day from a high altitude, and maintaining a position directly between the sun of our solar system and that team's array of solar cells<br />
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<b>Bottom Line</b>:<br />
<u>Cost</u>: $40 million per drone (possible price break for order of 30+)<br />
<u>Time</u>: full-time project for several aerospace engineers, electrical engineers, and computer science seniors / grad students<br />
<u>Legality</u>: undetectable<br />
<u>Awesome-Factor</u>: 7.8/10<br />
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<b>Further Exploration</b>:<br />
- training actual birds to block insolation<br />
- mirror/lens/fiber optic system on drones to redirect intercepted sunlight to MIT array for further advantageAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10951644887065760451noreply@blogger.com0