The purpose of the Formula SAE Competition is to provide students the opportunity to design and build a prototype racecar for an amateur autocross racer and then demonstrate its performance in a competition setting. The project team built upon a car that was originally intended for use in the 2013 FSAE Collegiate Competition. The team performed component evaluation and reviewed past project team’s reports to determine what systems needed to be completed to make the car both operational and competitive. The areas that were addressed included the rear suspension, exhaust, continuously variable transmission (CVT), the body, and the wiring harness. All of the systems addressed were designed and validated. These subsystems were manufactured and integrated with the existing car.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Moser, Tyler Patrick
• Gehrken, Eric John
• Chareth, Matthew D.
• Fernandez Rincon, Eduardo I.
• McMahon, Vincent John

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-043014-113556

Advisor

• Planchard, David C.
• Michalson, William R.

Year

• 2014

Date created

• 2014-04-30

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright