Mechanical Engineer
CurrentThe concept behind Formula SAE is that a fictional manufacturing company has contracted a student design team to develop a small Formula-style race car. The prototype race car is to be evaluated for its potential as a production item. The target marketing group for the race car is the non-professional weekend autocross racer. Each student team designs, builds and tests a prototype based on a series of rules, whose purpose is both ensuring on-track safety and promoting clever problem solving. The prototype race car is then judged in a number of different events to evaluate its overall performance and safety.As a mechanical engineer member of Mountain Lion Motorsports I focus on aiding in the design and construction of various components of the prototype we are designing to take to competition. The projects I have worked on include • Aided in design and construction of prototype number one • Research and development for fiberglass exterior • Aiding in building fiberglass exterior • Research and development of rear suspension for the competition prototype car - Including: - Wheel hub - Motor shroud -Requirements: Protect the electric motor (EMRAX 208) from water• Thermal analysis of our 280 V Panasonic prismatic battery pack• Design, analysis, and simulation modeling of various components using SolidWorks (Flow simulation, Thermal, FEA, CFD)