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2024/06/29

Announcements

• Peter + Graeme Final Inspection Success!

  • check-in on aero and canopy progress next week

• Build Review Approval!

• COMP PPL: Reminder to review the safety presentation (sent in asc-roster channel)

Vehicle Updates

Ventilation

• solved

Canopy

• need to bend further

Vehicle speed?

• no figure 8 test until after wrapped

  • steering is quite good based on observation

• slalom test

  • concerning…

  • try to test before motors off?

Vehicle Wrap

• next week Tuesday - Friday

• final aero work + canopy latches to be completed by then

• no more trimming

Aero back sag

• fix after aero wrapping

Final form for comp roster in progress

• high-level meeting of comp prep next week wednesday (July 3rd)

Vehicle Unveiling Event

• to work with Department

• after wrapping

Track booking next weekend?

• better than parking lot

• regular contact on vacation

• Catherine Weckman?

Strategy Update

• kostubh + rodrigo finishing up optimization model

• comp. updated route

  • final route!

• creating notebook

• To set up repo on someone’s computer

  • connect to cloud database

  • have local database as backup

  • volunteers! Mitch

• looks like 15m/s is optimal for most scenarios

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2024/06/22

Announcements

Reduced Student Shop Hours starting July 2nd

• Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

• Saturday 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Vehicle Updates

12 - Design Review

13 - VDR - Mechanical

18 - Build Review

Peter and Graeme signed off on Build review document!

Design review is technically approved!

Mech VDR - one person approved steering, still waiting on brakes

1. peter signature X

2. Build photos

3. in 6 days, car needs to be driving

Friday, June 28th - Demonstration to Peter

• also requested to get plenty of vehicle testing in prior to comp.

To-do: Onsite team to build car and get pictures by 9 PM EST

Roof tilting functionally complete

Roof/canopy latching curing last night

Dashboard installed, to be wired electrically

To-do: roof prop, interior panels

Dynamics integration pretty much finished

• parking lever to-do

• steering v2 is approved!

Leave aero to Jaiden to smooth out

Wrapping sponsor secured!

• July 2nd - 3 day process

PCL solar sponsorship

• in talks

ballast box v2

• still in design

• not needed for photo

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2024/06/08

Announcements

PCL Solar Sponsorship Inquiry

FSGP Track Map Released - Corner Workers required from teams

Vehicle Updates

June 13th Build review

• MECH: brakes - last major component to be assembled + validated

  • to do this weekend

• Steering column to be made

• FSU concern - hubnut proposed solution - safety wire

• M30 castle nut wont arrive until June 14

• Roof-tilting for pictures

  • prop open manually

• Wheel cutout stencils finished Monday

  • Jaiden to use monday

• RPC taking too long for canopy latches

  • send all resin prints to supplier

• To determine aero cutout for roof tilting

• steering review today

  • E3 order ideally today

  • manufactured over midterm week

• Battery: mounts + prints left

  • fuse block

  • aux box

  • full pack testing hasn’t been done

    • battery ready by monday

    • ELEC to finish BMS testing

• ELEC

  • working on lights

  • push-to-talk mic

  • killswitch

• ANYONE try to put seatbelts on pls

  • pic in #mech-interiors

• leave vehicle intact during midterm week

• June 17 - 21 midterm week

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2024/06/01

Announcements

ASC Swag survey:

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• 1st and 2nd choice

Build Review - due June 13

Vehicle Updates

HV Supply

• Ebay seller ghosted evan…

• decision to order non-CSA approved HV supply by end of week

• connect all power supplies in series to mimic HV supply…

• to check: ASC equipment regs.

Steering

• most without cutting control arms → 16deg

• used test pack

• drew 12 A peak (didnt blow up)

• did figure 8

• target - 8 seconds; got 8.05 seconds

Aero-chassis

• aero on the car

• off now for roof tilting assembly

• need chassis for roof tilting assembly to avoid possible roof-chassis collision

• canopy tilting still 3D printing

  • need to get assembled to canopy

  • co-op and carmelli DRIs

Elec

• build review regs?

  • does vehicle match mech VDR

  • is chassis constructed as design

  • is roll cage sufficient quality

  • is vehicle consistent with designed

  • is front, rear suspension good

  • are fasteners consistent with regs

  • are tires, wheels as designed

  • does vehicle have two suitable mechanical braking systems

  • does solar panel match designed

• build review - to use OLD steering system

  • two photos - roof up and roof down; ideally more

  • peter and mary wells to sign off

Wheel wells

• stencil mistake

• to cut out hour glass shape

WEEF

• wont apply this term

• do reallocations instead

UWaterloo banners, logos, etc. - let SDC know beforehand to borrow

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2024/05/25

Announcements

MANDATORY FSGP/ASC Safety Presentation - June 25

• 4 PM ET (1 PM PT)

• recording will be available to those who can’t join Zoom link (due to work, etc)

Race Docs Status:

• Registration Documents are all Green!

• Technical Docs - Design Review red, Mech VDR yellow

  • mech re-submission waiting for approval (4 days ago)

  • design review re-submission waiting for approval (1 day ago)

Reminder: next week is alumni reunion (open house)

Vehicle Updates

• elec - motor calibration happening today

  • located HV supply in HV room

• continuing battery testing (want all 3 AFEs fully working)

• aim to drive with full pack on monday

• HV supply situation

  • buy a non-SDC approved one just for comp.

  • to look into purchasing used supply

• full pack BMS validation

  • to do full discharge test

  • waiting for pack completion

• figure 8 in 8 seconds

  • roughly 30-35 kmph

• steering

  • task force to fix steering in 3 weeks

  • U-turn test will fail

    • figure 8 test probably will fail

  • forced 16deg outer and inner gets pretty good steering radius

  • will aim for 16 - 16 parallel steering (max 18 - 18)

    • currently doing 11-16deg (inner, outer) anti-ackermann steering

• aero-chassis integration

  • on hold

• interiors

  • roof-tilting

    • all parts are in

    • assembly plan in

    • start assembly next week

    • probably assemble hinge without worry

  • ballast box finishing today

  • latching - sent to RPC for printing

  • striker plates (E3 machining)

  • dashboard - design finalized, probably will be welded and made next week

• Strategy

  • race + route data all in house!

    • weather, elevation, etc.

  • prelim linear optimization model for speed

  • need rate-of-consumption of battery (with different speeds)

  • weight of the car also good to have

  • assumptions on solar panel intake being made

  • battery will track cell temp.

• business

  • engsoc + weef applications in progress

    • LEADS think about things for next vehicle

    • 3D printer?

    • weef proposal meeting take-away

      • joint proposals work well

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2024/05/18

Announcements

• VDR

  • mech is yellow

  • follow up on BPS

• Getting first aid/cpr training

• Alumni Reunion (open house) June 1st

  • 9AM - 4 PM

  • BBQ will be provided

  • react to message in #core if you will attend

• WEEF + EngSoc Proposals Out

  • Engsoc Deadline - June 6

  • WEEF Deadline - June 20th

    • proposal workshop - May 23rd

Vehicle Updates

• rolling chassis completed!

  • almost driving chassis

    • everything dynamics on except for brakes

      • brake fluid lines need to buy + route

  • steering almost done

    • steering wheel and bar remaining

  • brake rear caliper mounts designed

    • front rotors take a while to come in (june 1st deadline)

• 1 motor running off power supply

  • hoping monday to drive the car

  • waiting on other motor controller

    • need to test homemade motor controller

• battery box re-welding

• battery modules finished end of weekend

  • attach bottom and top plates to modules

• HV power supply

  • working on solution with Peter

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2024/05/08

Agenda Items

• remaining ASC deliverables

  • registration docs (final yellow…)

  • technical docs

    • mech VDR yet to be reviewed

      • lanyards potential change

    • design review RED

    • build review

• michael meeting w peter and graeme

  • can take as many vehicles as we want

  • drivers: allow more than 6

    • truck & trailer max 4

      • mitch and evan to do

  • SDC truck trailer training next couple of weeks

• race roster update

  • lead + chase vehicle must have waterloo sticker

  • jaiden will bring personal vehicle with waterloo sticker

• ULTIMATUM

  • if car does not work by JUNE 30, bye bye

• vehicle completion - what’s left?

  • big task - elec integration

    • motors are on RSU

    • waiting for steering assembly

    • fourth wheel needs to be pumped

  • aero chassis integration

    • can happen pretty last minute

  • solar array integration

    • can happen this week without wrap

    • roof tilting and canopy tilting locations needed

    • ring terminals have arrived

  • tilting mechanism

    • all parts present

    • needs to be welded + assembled

  • battery box

    • connector integration

To-do:

• start elec integration

  • integrate elec system into vehicle

  • motors freely spin on vehicle for now

• dynamics assembly

  • steering design to review

• aero work

  • body work

  • solar cell + mppt integration

  • roof tilting + canopy tilting integration

GOAL: Aero-chassis integration

1. elec mockup

2. aero chassis integration

3. solar

• interiors

  • dashboard

  • resin-print priority list to be made

• new members?

  • extra hands

  • unskilled labour might not help…

• mech general announcement

  • working sessions only

    • can limit numbers

• S24 Leads meeting

  • Saturday at 12 PM starting May 18

  • message throughout the week in channels

• homemade motor interface board is having issues

• HV power supply is broken

  • HV room as alternative

  • talk to Graeme + Peter to loan room

  • UWAFT has separate HV supply

• race logistics*

  • personnel shortage?

    • solved

  • driver roster

    • to comp: michael (trailer), mido (caravan), winters, mitch (trailer), evan (chase or trailer), jaiden (personal vehicle), aryan (with jaiden)

    • returning: winters (chase), evan + mitch (trailer), jaiden (personal car), richard* (chase car)

  • sufficient qualifications (safety, etc.)

  • funding/subsidies

*may not cover in meeting

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2024/04/06

Announcements

• SDC Driver/Trailer Training

  • If you need classroom/trailer training and WON’T be in Waterloo, message Yanshen Zhou to schedule training with Graeme

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• Summary of SDC Leads Meeting

  • Commercial Van Training Course

    • email will be sent out later to schedule

    • classroom sessions next few months, road sessions in April

  • Giving Tuesday

    • $28,000 to be split amongst all design teams

    • need to write up proposal and SDC will distribute to teams based on need

  • Sandra Fleming Travel Fund

    • online application available (due in April)

    • up to $1000* - maybe more since historically they were low on applicants

  • Router in workbay

    • Engineering Computing doesn’t like our midsun wifi 😞

• PVDR

  • elec - green

  • mech - red

• VDR

  • mech - unreviewed

  • elec + battery - green

• Track Fee

  • Yanshen Zhou confirm with IEF that they received payment

• FILL OUT ASC FORM! Will close tmr

Sub-team Check-ins:

Aero

• Ribs connection to tub this weekend

• windshields coming back monday

• E3 body work

  • they’re really busy…

  • meeting with Brian monday

• headlights

  • to meet w forest

  • idea to minimize headlight area

• floor panels getting cnc’d this week

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• SDC leads meeting next week

  • trailer certification

  • Sandra Fleming travel grant

• FILL OUT FORM FOR COMPETITION!

VDR

• Elec deadline today!

  • battery done

  • solar done

  • elec in progress

• Mech deadline past wednesday

  • everything done, formatting in progress

• PVDR resubmission

  • couple of comments - dynamics and chassis

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Mech PVDR Re-submission - FINISH THIS WEEKEND!

• chassis - done

• dynamics - jonathan pushing

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• LEARN recruitment messages

• midsun alumni spotlight - serial

• ASC competition logistics working sessions - Saturday @ 2:00 PM

• W24 WEEF applications opened

  • plan to apply to race equipment

• claim rest of Dean’s funding once vehicle is complete

2024/01/06

VDR DUE January 31!

PVDR resubmission needs to be done!!!!

• battery box W24 timeline

  • mainly testing

  • Jenna Kong has timeline

  • not super extensive

  • battery enclosure at demtool for powder-coating

  • owen, shem, nicole, vaibhav, etc.

• interiors

  • roof-latching + tilting

  • canopy tilting

  • miscellaneous small tasks

  • seats…ballast box

    • Divit designing seat mold

  • 3 including adan

  • rear camera mount

    • need to manufacture

  • pedal mounting

• dynamics

  • DEADLINE: powder-coating sendout - beginning of March

    • matt has excel timeline

  • designated mech co-op

  • after sendout = assembly

  • april: tuning

  • matt, couple first years, jonathan

• aero

  • CNC mold list to send to Graeme

    • mold layup schedule based on Graeme schedule

  • clean out sanding room by this Tuesday!

  • windshield mold done

    • thermoformed tuesday

  • headlight cutouts made next week

  • prioritizing flat panels

  • michael to make wheel wells

  • matt, jasmine, vu?

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• Meeting w/ Peter + graeme

  • Thursday, November 9th

  • leads critical to vehicle completion REQUIRED!

    • mech leads

    • mitch (fw)

    • forest

    • jonathan

    • + tech leads for next term

  • to discuss feasibility of vehicle completion

  • pre-meeting check in Wednesday?

    • 7 PM

• PVDR Deadline Monday!

• Potluck Friday!

• HUMUS

Sub-team Progress Check

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• Meeting w/ Peter + graeme

  • Thursday, November 9th

  • leads critical to vehicle completion REQUIRED!

    • mech leads

    • mitch (fw)

    • forest

    • jonathan

    • + tech leads for next term

  • to discuss feasibility of vehicle completion

  • pre-meeting check in Wednesday?

    • 7 PM

• PVDR Deadline Monday!

Sub-team Progress Check

Mech Gen

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• ASC 2024 Pre-Event Team Status

• WEEF Applications due October 31st

Sub-team Progress Check

Mech Gen

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• get F23 EngSoc wishlist by END OF TODAY

• F23 second-half milestones + initiatives

  • i.e. manufacturing goals, resume reviews, etc.

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• ~25 people out to 101

• HW validation with PD

• FW members waiting for tasks

  • need more HW people to get boards done

  • AFEs as well?

• Priority

  • solar testing

  • MCI

  • BMS boards

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