Fuel economy scoring in Formula SAE has become
increasingly more competitive in recent years. The
event, which measures fuel consumption over a 22km
distance, was once worth only 50/1000 points. It is
now worth 100/1000, and is weighted based on the
overall time required for a vehicle to complete the
22km race. The RIT Formula SAE team has been able
to rely on its impressive speed to consistently
place in the top 5 of every competition it
finishes. However, due to the more stringent fuel
consumption rules many teams have developed
lightweight, single cylinder cars which can both
match the lap times of the more powerful four
cylinder teams, and use approximately 60% of the
fuel over the 22km run.
RIT is looking to develop its own lightweight, fuel
efficient car to compete in the 2012 Formula SAE
season. This new prototype will feature a full CFRP
monocoque chassis, an aggressive aerodynamics
package, and a highly modified single cylinder
engine from a 2010 Yamaha WR450F trail bike. The
scope of this senior design project will be to
develop the aforementioned engine package for the
RIT Formula SAE team. This will include
measurements of existing engine parameters, engine
simulation, internal component design and
modification, 3D CFD simulation, engine sensor
specification and wiring, engine testing, data
analysis of testing data, and engine calibration
for both maximum power and optimized fuel
consumption. In the end the senior design group
will present a running engine to the RIT Formula
SAE team to use in spring testing of the 2012 car.
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Project Name
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Lightweight Fuel Efficient Engine Package
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Project Number
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P12221
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Project Family
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Vehicle Systems and Technologies
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Start Term
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2011-1
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End Term
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2011-2
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Faculty Guide
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Dr. Alan Nye, ahneme@rit.edu
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Primary Customer
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RIT FSAE, formula@rit.edu
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Sponsors:
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