The hardware team at Midnight Sun is responsible for all of the electrical systems that drive and control our vehicle. This includes the design, manufacturing and assembly of our Power train, Battery Management System, Solar management and Driver controls PCBs and interconnects.
Important
Upcoming 101
and much more summarized under Theory of Operation - MSXV Hardware
Upcoming Sessions/Meetings
Upcoming 101 | HW Onboarding 101 - Tuesday September 10th @6:00pm - 9:00pm |
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Weekly Meetings | Standup: Weekly on |
Tuesdays at |
6:00pm |
Term Goals
Research
Finishing researching potential improvements for current systems
Schematic Capture
Starting the manufacturing process by finishing schematic capture and potentially starting layout.
Onboarding
Onboarding new members and overcoming the hardware learning curve
Term Projects
Research
Updating Confluence pages, discussing potential changes
Schematic Capture
Organizing project folders, setting things up on Altium
Onboarding
Hardware Tutorial and weekly knowledge shares + new member tasks
Your Winter 2021 Hardware Leads & Project Managers
Picture
here is one of my evil birds
Nita - Technical Lead Nita E
About Me
Hi, I’m Nita and I have been on the hardware team since January of 2019. I just finished ECE 3B. I somehow became a lead by sticking around long enough and not breaking too much stuff, so that’s pretty cool.
I have worked on charger interface, power select, and all of the lights boards for MSXIV since joining. This is going to be my last term on Midnight Sun since I’m entering 4A soon, so I’ll be handling a lot of stuff.
I look forward to meeting all of you this term!
Talk to Me About
General questions (system overview, manufacturing, tasks etc.)
Job hunting
ECE stuff/electrical hardware theory
Killer robots
Balkan Brass, Melodic Death Metal, or Synthwave
Alastair - Technical Lead Alastair Correya
Hey everyone! I’m Alastair and I’m currently in 2A of Computer Engineering. I’ve been a part of Midnight Sun since September 2020 and can certainly say it’s been a rewarding experience since then. I hope to meet a bunch of y’all online as well as on-campus for a bunch of onsite work (or just randomly for fun)
Talk to Me About
Any questions you have about the car
Any crazy idea you might have! I would love to learn more
Sports
Pop music
How The Office gets funnier each time you watch it
Fall 2024 Term Projects
On-boarding | Hardware systems overview, new-member electrical design challenge, and PCB design challenge/workshop |
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PCB Layout Design | Altium PCB schematic capture/layout for any of our unfinished boards |
Validation + Assembly | Get hands on in building one of our boards, and then validate that it works |
Vehicle Harness | Refining vehicle cable harnessing, includes crimping/investigation of ways to improve water-proofing. |
Design Research | Investigating components/research ideas for board improvements and architectural-level optimizations. |
To take on any of the above tasks, attend stand-ups and we’ll get you started :D
Your Fall 2024 Leads
Forest - Electrical Project Manager Forest Zhou
Hey I’m Forest, a 3B EE student who’s been on the team since my 1A term. Definitely let me know how I can help you get the most out of joining the team!
Talk to Me About
Anything hardware (coop included)
School
Life
Cycling
Aden - Electrical Lead Aden Chu
Hiya, I’m Aden! I’m a 2B EE student who joined after the 1B term. I’ve always loved electronics/anything STEM related since I was very young. I love talking and sharing things with people, so I’m always around to guide. Midsun has been a great community to meet people and learn new things, so I hope you enjoy it as well!
Talk to Me About
Anything STEM related, including school(quite literally, anything lol)
Life away from home
Music & Instruments
Video Games, Computers, Video editing
Evan- Electrical Lead Evan McCarthy
Hi, I’m Evan! I’m in 2A CE, and I’ve been on the team since I started 1A. I’ve learned almost everything I know about electronics through Midnight Sun, and I hope we can help you to improve your skills and build a great car!
Talk to Me About
Cooking
BMS systems
Anything!
Skills to Thrive on the Subteam
Eagerness to learn
Willingness to learn/being persistent Perseverance → hardware is a learning curve but overcoming it is rewarding
Time management - working on a design team and school is always a balancing act
Interest in electrical systems and manufacturing
things such as PCBA capture/system integration
Helpful links
Jira board(Project Tracking): https://uwmidsun.atlassian.net/jira/software/projects/MHMSXVHW/boards/14
A365 server:
https://university-of-waterloo-solar-car-team.365.altium.com/26
Project Summary/Related Link: Theory of Operation - MSXV Hardware