Interiors W2021 Planning

This document outlines the tasks for the Interiors team for the Winter 2021 term.

Term Goals

Project	Goal	OG Date	Date (March)	Priority
Catamaran Cover	Complete manufacturing	2 months End of February	2 months End of April	HIGH
Seats	Complete manufacturing mockup needs to be done as early as possible for any changes for manufacturing	2 months End of April	2 Months	HIGH
Doors	Complete manufacturing plan ** Any Structures changes to hinges need to be communicated	2 months End of February	2 Months	HIGH
Trim	Complete detailed design Started manufacturing plan	4 months End of April		MEDIUM
Dashboard	Complete detailed design Started manufacturing plan	4 months End of April		MEDIUM
Displays	Ensure Infotainment display works Complete design of Driver Display Wires for strategy dashboard Wires for telemetry dashboard	2 months End of February	4 months End of April	LOW “easiest”

Manufacturing Projects

Will recommend that we email the Scrutineers that review the VDRs to get feedback on our seats and steering wheel, both of which we are designing from scratch. Strongly recommend we do this asap so that we don’t run into problems when it’s too late.

Project	Task	Time Allocation	Status
Catamaran Cover + Seats	Obtain all materials required for manufacturing the catamaran cover (MDF, layup consumables) Finish assembly plan	BOT	IN PROGRESS All MDF for catamaran cover by mid-march, mdf for seats and doors by EOT
Catamaran Cover	Manufacture Molds Cut and glue MDF Machine molds Sand and prime	2 weeks	NOT STARTED
	Manufacture Major Battery Box Panels (bottom + side walls + lid) Prep work Make extra for test specimens	3 weeks	NOT STARTED
	Manufacture Internal Parts • 3D printing • Cutting and thermoforming polycarbonate	1 week	IN PROGRESS
	Material Testing Deflection test Heat test Adhesive test	1 week	NOT STARTED
	Dry Run Assembly with Electronics • Install electronics and battery modules • Mark part locations • Test fit catamaran cover into car → Will gate electrical	1 week	NOT STARTED
	Final Assembly • Epoxy internal components • Install electricals • Permanent mounting of catamaran cover to chassis	2 weeks	NOT STARTED
	External Finish • Add fabrics and other cosmetic trim to battery box NICE TO HAVE	TBD	NOT STARTED
Seats	Seats Mock-up (optional) • Fabricate and install flat panels in wood to verify seating position, harness pass-thru, visibility, steering wheel and pedal position • May need to mock-up seatback using flat sheets	1 week	DONE
	Manufacture Seats Flat Panels • Machine Molds • Fabricate all seats flat panels in carbon fibre (can include ballast box too if also flat panels) • Bond flat panels to bottom panel/structural elements	2 weeks	NOT STARTED
	Manufacture Seatbacks • Fabricate tooling for non-flat panels • Fabricate non-flat seatback panels • Install seatbacks into car	2 weeks	NOT STARTED
	Finishing Touches • Fabricate foam padding and cushions and install • Fabricate and install remaining fabric coverings • Fabricate and install headrest • Ballast box finishing touches (lid, tie-downs) • Install harnesses	TBD	NOT STARTED

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Contingency Planning

If lockdown happens, manufacturing will be impacted as long as lockdown remains

Design Projects (Trim + Dashboard)

Task	Time Allocation	Status
Finalize Research + Concepting	2 weeks	IN PROGRESS
CAD design	4 weeks	IN PROGRESS
Materials Selection	2 weeks	IN PROGRESS
Supplier Interfacing Assembly Plan	TBD	NOT STARTED

Core Team

Name (Term)	Responsibilities	On-site Capacity
Renzo (Co-op)	• Leading manufacturing of catamaran cover • Form factoring of dashboard	On-site
Kristen (Co-op)	• Assisting with manufacturing • Leading design for displays • Infotainment liasing w/ Firmware	On-site
Sheila (School)	• Leading manufacturing of seats	On-site
Cordelia (School)	• PM for dashboard • PM for seats	Remote
Lovisa (Co-op)	• PM of trim	Remote
Joy (School)	• Assisting with manufacturing • Form factoring of doors (door handle)	On-Site Dependent on COVID situation
Geoffrey (Co-op)	• Form factoring of trim • Form factoring of doors • Assembly plan for doors	Remote

Onboarding Project

Onboarding Project Instructions