In today's marketplace, automated processes are becoming more prevalent in consumer products. Automation decreases the number of required inputs from the user, thus reducing error and increasing repeatability. An automated clutch design, similar to semi-automatic transmissions available on commercial vehicles, will remove the variability associated with manual clutch actuation. The test bed for this project will be the Formula SAE car. The focus of the project will be to design and implement an automated clutch actuation system to maximize grip from a standing start thus decreasing acceleration times and increasing performance.

RIT FSAE F19

Yamaha YZF-R6 Clutch Pack

Clutch-Engine Interface

Driver-Steering Wheel Interface

Project Name

Automated Clutch Actuation

Project Number

P11228

Track

Vehicle Systems

Start Term

2010-2

End Term

2010-3

Faculty Guide

Ed Hanzlik

Faculty Consultant

Dr. Alan Nye (ME Dept.)

Primary Customer

RIT Formula SAE Team

Mission Statement

Staffing Requirements

Intellectual Property Considerations

Work Breakdown Structure

Team Values and Norms

Required Resources

Project Readiness Package

Meeting Notes

Presentations

Identify Customer Needs

Establish Target Specifications

Generate Product Concepts

Select Product Concept(s)

Concept Schematics & Logic

Test Product Concept(s)

Set Final Specifications

Risk Assessment

SD2 Testing

Quick Things Learned

Future Work

Technical Conference Publication

Poster Publication

Pictures of Manufacture

Overall System Photo 1

Overall System Photo 2

Engineering Specifications Met