Chassis - MSXV

Midnight Sun’s Chassis Team is responsible for designing and manufacturing the structural components necessary to keep our vehicle running. The current chassis iteration is shown below.

Problem

Problem Statement

Build a weight-optimized chassis that is capable of withstanding the 10 regulation collisions

Goals

Complete and optimize chassis design for the end of 2022

Constraints Regulations

There are 10 specific collision cases that ASC requires teams to pass for their chassis to be valid

Also ensuring that the driver can exit in the time laid out by ASC

Skills Gained

CAD	Design Sketches Weldments Part Integration
Analysis	Ansys Basic FEA Collision Analysis Model Modification
Manufacturing Methods	Manufacturing Jigging Prototype Components Welding Planning

Reference Material

https://uwmidsun.atlassian.net/l/cp/1SpzJHKY

Your Leads

Adan Khokhar

Mohamed Goha

We are your chassis co leads. Feel free to reach out to either of us with any questions and we’ll be sure to help.