General Guidelines:
Create a confluence page and link it here
Contact the person you’re working with over Slack
We will check-in every Mech Check-in to view progress, and assign more research in these areas as necessary.
If there’s already research or materials on the topic: Link in your Confluence page and explain them (do a little analysis).
Aero
Body Design
Problem/Unknown/Task | Goal | Individual(s) | Confluence Page |
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Bullet Design Catamaran Design Comparisons | |||
What angle of bend can be designed for the solar array to be effective/not break? | |||
Theory and understanding: finding resources and General software tools (CFD, FEA, etc.) |
Panel Design
Problem/Unknown/Task | Goal | Individual(s) | Confluence Page |
|---|---|---|---|
What are the types of canopy design? |
Problem/Unknown/Task | Goal | Individual(s) | Confluence Page |
|---|---|---|---|
What are the limitations of each manufacturing method (wet layup, infusion, etc.)? | |||
How to manufacture complex curves? | |||
What are the methods of manufacturing canopies and see through panels (i.e. Thermoforming, etc.)? | |||
How do panel integrations work? I.e. connecting parts, potentially mounting parts? | Kimberly Liu - provide reference links | ||
How to make a mold for various methods (foam, fiberglass, MDF, aluminum etc.)? | Previous Pages: |
Problem/Unknown/Task | Goal | Individual(s) | Confluence Page |
|---|---|---|---|
What are the areas of research for Dynamics?
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Problem/Unknown/Task | Goal | Individual(s) | Confluence Page |
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What are the advantages of various types of tubing for the chassis? | |||
What are the types of materials that can be used for the tubing? Price, applications, etc.? | |||
What type of designs are out there for chassis? | |||
What type of packaging constraints do we have? Occupancy cell, packaging dimensions, etc.? |