Project Summary | Project Information |
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Every year the RIT club known as Baja SAE designs a water-land vehicle to compete in competitions all over the nation. The vehicle is put through rigorous events that test the students' ability to engineer a fast durable vehicle that can be driven both on land and in water and meets certain specifications set forth by the SAE organization. The water propulsion project focuses mainly on the water portion of the competition, in which the car has to both travel through and maneuver around obstacles in water. There are few rules that put restrictions on the design of the water propulsion system of the vehicle, so this project is very opened-ended and requires creative engineering skills. The first portion of this project will be to design and build a testing device to measure the force of the propulsion system and will aid in designing a successful system that can be implemented on the Mini-Baja vehicle. Having the ability to test the system, as well as the knowledge acquired from the research and design of this project, will help the Mini-Baja vehicle perform better in competition and help RIT make its mark as an engineering leader. |
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Project Team Members
Name | Discipline |
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Project Lead: Erika Soltis Lead Engineer: Greg Wall Henriette Bullmer Blaine Byers Eric Hodgkinson Stephanie Malinowski Ticiano Torres Peralta |
Industrial and Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering |
Project Status Reports
Weekly Team Status Reports (MSD I)
Weekly Team Status Reports (MSD II)
Planning
MSD I Work Breakdown Structure
MSD II Work Breakdown Structure
Intellectual Property Considerations
Concept Development
Concept Decision Explanation Table
System-Level Design
Mechanical System Architecture
Electrical System Architecture
System-Level Design Review Packet
Detailed Design
Detailed Design Screening Matrices
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
Mechanical System Feasibility Analyses
Project Management Review Notes
Final Documents
Data Sheets, Drawings, and Manuals
Standard Operating Procedure for Test Stand
Photos
2/10/2010 Customer Demo (Dry Run)
2/17/2010 Customer Demo (Wet Run)