2016-10-11 Sunday Sync

Date

Attendees



Agenda

  • Subteam updates (status of first year projects progress, updates to Gantt chart, deliverables from last meeting, etc) 
    • Aerobody
    • Chassis
    • Vehicle dynamics
    • Brakes
  • Move closer to deciding on overall form of the car
  • HipChat app preach

Minutes

ItemWhoNotes
Members aren't using confluence enough
  • Use Hip Chat app, and post updates on confluence
Aerobody Shape
  • Sketching is in progress, CAD model was held off on
  • Devon showed updated sketch, and AutoCAD drawing
  • wheel fairings will be determined based off of steering parameters
  • 4 square meter vs 5 square meter solar array
Aerobody Subteam Updates
  • Door hinge mechanism handed off to first years
  • Method for mounting the solar array to composite panels
Mechatronic Systems
  • Battery box led by Karl, Matt will follow up
  • Driver controls led by Lucas, Matt will follow up
  • Don't forget gas pedal
Chassis
  • Board Mounts are changing to battery box mount
  • Get gas as soon as we can
  • Square bars for the cross members for ease of mounting suspension
Brakes
  • Gas and brake pedal should both be under brakes
  • Brakes needs a larger team
Dynamics
  • Design steering wheel for first years, more projects would be better
  • David is doing independant research

Action items

  • Dynamics - Designing suspension geometry
  • Aerobody - Dimensioned drawing
  • Chassis - Overall shape of chassis
  • Brakes - first years getting copies of solidworks