Welcome to Interiors
Hi! And welcome to interiors. We're a small, diverse team responsible for the design, manufacture, and execution of MSXIV's interior. This includes everything from ergonomics to driver ventilation to interior material selection. If you are interested in designing good-looking, functional, user-facing products then this is the subteam for you!
If you're new here, this page should cover just about everything you need to get started!
Talk to you soon!
-Adrian (@Adrian on slack)
Meet the Team
As of the S2020 term (this term), we've made some more drastic changes to how teams are structured. Subteams will be lead by both a technical lead (responsible for the actual design and engineering work) and a project manager (PM for short, responsible for keeping the project running successfully and on-time). Individual projects within the interiors team (i.e dashboard design) will be assigned to interiors team members like you (also known as directly responsible individuals, or DRI's for short)!
Interiors Technical Lead - Adrian Au
About Me:
I was born and raised in the town of Brockville, ON about an hour east of Kingston, ON. I have a younger brother who is in his 3rd year of Commerce at Queens and my parents are both family doctors. I grew up speaking only English so I'm way more fluent in French than Cantonese. Heck, my Spanish and German (which I only picked up from travelling) is even better than my Canto.
I just finished my 3B term in Mech. Eng. and am currently on a co-op term in Waterloo (not actually working atm). I've been on the team since 2017 where I did a lot of work with composites and the aerobody for MSXII. I'm interested in industrial design and product design and have done my last few co-ops at Ecobee, North, and ATS. My dream job would be running my own start-up where I get to tackle important global problems by applying my engineering and design skills. I love a well-brewed cup of coffee, working with my hands, and watching the latest This Old Tony video.
Interiors PM - Kristen Shiozaki
About Me:
I'm one of 2 Shio's you'll find on Midnight Sun! I have an older brother who's on the team as a Solar lead and he has just graduated from Systems Design Engineering (SYDE). Funny enough, I'm also in SYDE and will be going into my 2B term in the Fall. I am currently on my co-op term as a UI/UX Designer at TD Labs based in Kitchener, ON. I previously interned at Connected and Manulife as a QA Automation Developer and UX Designer & Developer respectively.
I started out on Midnight Sun as a Business member back in the Fall of 2018. I helped out a bit with Interiors the following 2 terms where we worked on a wooden mockup of MSXIV. I'm also the Business team lead for the Spring term!
If I have free time, you'll find me doing origami and kirigami! I like doing a lot of DIY and paper crafts!
Interiors DRI for Advanced Manufacturing -
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How We Get Stuff Done
The interiors team uses 5 main platforms to communicate and distribute work:
- Slack is the main hub for all communication. Channels you should be a part are:
- #mech-interior (for all interior related discussion)
- #mechanical (for all mechanical team discussion)
- #general (for general team announcements)
- #meetings (where links for all meetings are shared)
- #cute-animals
- Confluence (what you are on right now) is where all general team documentation is stored
- Trello (https://trello.com/b/F7SdhEEB/mech-interior) is our short-term task tracker where work is delegated from
- Zoom (I'm sure everyone is well aware of what this software is now) is where our meetings are hosted from. The links to join meetings are typically shared in their respective slack channels and also in #meetings
- Google Drive (https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mTB05GdzoTxcDpE9awEW3MNa5lKMXUd1) is where other files are stored. Typically G Suite documentation like spreadsheets, slides, docs, etc.
Meetings:
There are 3 main meetings that occur during the week. The general meeting occurs every Wednesday evening and allows for the entire team to sync up on what is going on. Additionally, the interiors team meets on Wednesday evenings following the general meeting to review progress. We also meet on Saturday afternoons.
General Meetings - where the entire solar car team is present (Wednesdays at 7:00pm EST)
Interiors Team Meetings - just the interiors team is present (Wednesdays at 9:00pm EST and Saturdays at 3:00pm EST)
In terms of overall workflow, most work is done independently but will have stakeholders/collaborators from other parts of the team. I.e the battery box cover is being designed by a DRI on the interiors team but will involve a lot of collaboration with the hardware and mechanical team. Work is typically assigned during the Wednesday meeting and then further discussed on Saturdays!
For all mechanical related work, we use Solidworks 2019 (note that there is no backwards compatibility, so make sure to use 2019). CAD files are shared via grabcad.
Problem
| Problem Statement | Design and bring to manufacture an interior space for MSXIV which maximized the practicality score of the vehicle during competition while not limiting usability or comfort. Historically, solar cars have been an efficiency-first endeavor which does not put much precedent on the occupants' comfort. MSXIV's interior design shall strive to be a balance between form and function. |
| Goals | Maximize practicality score at competition, increase ease in sponsorship, expand areas of interest for recruitment and maintain a user-focused design. The 3 pillars of interiors should be:
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| Constraints Regulations | Refer to ASC and WSC occupant regulations |
| Criteria | 4-occupant vehicle Able to fit 95th percentile driver (modified rear occupants) Minimize cost Maximize practicality |
Scope
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Reference materials
- ASC REGULATIONS (2018): http://americansolarchallenge.org/ASC/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ASCFSGP-2018-Regulations-Rev-C.pdf
- WSC REGULATIONS (2019): https://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/files/2272_2019_bwsc_regulations_release_version_3.pdf
- Interior Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mTB05GdzoTxcDpE9awEW3MNa5lKMXUd1?usp=sharing