2016-09-11 Sunday Sync

Date

11 Sep 2016

Space frame vs composite frame discussion and brainstorm
- Use Metal Space Frame or Composite Frame to guide discussion
What are the other big big system design decisions we need to address over the next month?
Quick update on team stuff
Discuss atlasssian framework

Time	Item	Who	Notes
15 mins	Defining monocoque, unibody, space frame	all	Monocoque relies only on body (shell) for strength Primarily seen on smaller F1 race cars and performance motorcycles Unibody has an integrated frame and body that together provide strength Most consumer cars use this Space frame relies only on frame for strength, shell is not structural Used by many race cars, sports cars, and older aircraft
9:20-9:46	pros and cons of unibody and space frame		Manufacturability - space frame is better. focus was on repair ability Sponsor- roll cage sponsor is potential. Textreme helped for composites but we would need much more FEA - Unibody is hard to track stress points as opposed to space frame. As well composites are harder to be accurate with to a CAD model. As well composites are very brittle. Weight - composites are lighter ideally, but space frame is more reliable (WSC is how efficient, not how far)
9:25	welding	all	consider getting welding station lauren knows people who may be able to give lessons
9:47	Decision	all	space frame
10:00	software things	all	use Jira, confluence, HipChat. Feel free to add to pages grabCAD should be considered for mehcanical
10:08	new members	all	Minghao will be running seminars Leads will speak to first year classes Mechs will be running their own workshops Mech will at some pont break off into teams to work on MSXI