Supermileage Vehicle Tony Wanket January 23rd, 2013
The Project Goal: Design and Build a highly fuel-efficient, internal combustion engine prototype vehicle Vehicle: Carbon fiber core monocoque 3.5 hp Briggs & Stratton Engine Annual Competitions: Shell Eco-Marathon Americas (Houston, TX) SAE Supermileage (Marshall, MI) 2013 Results: 407 MPG & 2 nd Place Design Report
Team Organization Faculty Advisor: Dr. Chris Lynch (MAE) Alumni Advisor: Chris Underhill (ME ‘13) Stephen Chow (ME ‘13) Joseph Lee Project Manager Brandon Yang Steering David Cropp Integration Andrew Hwang Structures Oscar Santana Electrical Tony Wanket Vice President Powertrain Josh Chen CTO o 7 officers and system leads o 30 total team members (mechanical, materials, electrical) o One-on-one new member mentorship o Members given independent projects o Design reviews, interdisciplinary collaboration, project management skills
Resources Workshop: Life Science Building (~30 hours per week) moving to Creativity Center Donations: Total Budget: $12,700; Travel funds: $6,700 Monetary Joseph Beggs Foundation: $5000 Northrop Grumman: $1000 Engineering Alumni Association: $1100 The Green Initiative Fund: $2070 Shell Oil Company: $1250 Schneider Electric: $500 Material Boeing: prepreg carbon fiber Kaiser Aluminum: aluminum SpaceX: composite materials Airtech: composite materials Service Performance Composites: large oven time & mold fabrication LA Sleeve: engine machining Industry Advising Performance Composites: composite manufacturing SpaceX: composite structures
Current Needs Service: Large 5-axis CNC mill Materials & Equipment: Prepreg carbon fiber New Engine ($760) Vacuum Pump ($240) New Tires ($705) Advising: Composite structures Engine modifications Travel Funds ($2000)