Yet another project year has begun with a new and enthusiastic team! On September 26 a baseline test for the RR09 car was conducted on a sunny Saturday afternoon. The entire team showed up to help prep the car and watch it do what it was made to do.

The baseline test will provide the team with a basis of comparison for the RR10 car that is currently being built.

A few pictures and a video of the eventful day can be found by following the links.

Twenty two students, lead by 5 professors worked together on this years formula SAE project. From May 13th to the 16th the Ravens Racing team competed at the Michigan International Speedway Formula SAE event against ~120 other teams. The team competed in a series of events which ranged from Cost, Design, Marketing Presentation, Acceleration, Skid Pad, Autocross, and Endurance. Carleton’s team this year was honored in making it to the design semi-finals with the top 13 teams.

Team Photo (from left to right)
Back Row : Sami, Kody, Chris, Travis, Marko, Christian, Eric, Emil, Zarley, Stephane, Ron, Glen; Front Row : Andrew, Kevin, Brad, Shawn, Larry

FSAE Michigan Placings

Placement of other teams in the event can be found here.

2009 FSAE Competition Pictures

Future Plans

The RR09 car is to be fixed up over the summer, for baseline testing in the fall to compare with the soon to be built RR10 car. Preliminary design for the RR10 car has been completed over the past year, and review and manufacturing is to begin in the fall as part of Carleton’s FSAE program.

If interested in volunteering for the RR10 team, please contact Eric Ghoukasian (ericghoukasian@hotmail.com)

Special Thanks To:

Thank you to the team, sponsors, and everyone who helped us throughout the year, this project is made possibly with your support.

Thank you to everyone who made it out for unveiling.

Below are a few videos and pictures from the day.

More unveiling pictures

Video Clips:

Ottawa Sun Video Clip

CTV Video Clip

Thank you to our sponsors for making this possible.

Thank you to everyone for your hard work. Many long nights have gone into this project so far, and many more are to come. Keep up the great work. (It will pay off in Michigan)

A team of 23 Carleton University Engineering students will unveil this year’s SAE race car. During the course of this academic year, the students designed, built, and tested this open-wheel, formula-style racecar under the guidance of their professors and industrial advisers.

WHEN:
Friday April 3rd, 2009
12:00 -2:00 pm
Speech at 12:15pm. Light refreshments will be provided.

WHERE:
University Centre Atrium, Carleton University

Below is a picture from the RR07 Unveiling

On Wednesday February 18th, two members of the Ravens Racing team made a visit to our sponsors at Applied Precision in Toronto. During this visit they were able to produce a highly accurate digitized scan of our KTM 525 engine. The scan was done using a portable hand held optical scanning system that produced a point cloud that was converted to an STL file. The scanned STL was overlain with the existing engine model as shown below. The comparison showed some visible differences between the two models. Once we adapt the scanned model for use in our collaborative solid model we will be able better prevent interferences during engine integration. A more accurate representation of the exhaust header, intake, and fuel feed points will allow us to more accurately model those components as well.

On February 4th 2009, Carleton FSAE team participated in a winter performance driving school hosted by Open Road Motorsports, at Capital City Speedway. Students learned different cornering techniques, braking techniques, tire grip and weight transfer, collision avoidance, and drifting on loose surfaces. A thank you goes out to Glen and all the driving instructors who volunteered their time to make this day a success.

Carleton’s new frame arrived back in January.  A big thank you goes out to Dymech Engineering Inc. for their donation and hard work. Here is a picture of the guys priming the frame – some of the final ones you’ll see until unveiling.

Prior to the Christmas break, the FSAE team completed it’s CODR for the 2008-2009 season.  Through the months of December the team has been working away in the machine shop with the help of Alex Proctor, and Kevin Sangster and now awaits the arrival of the RR09 frame which should be completed in the next few weeks. 

During the exam period, the Styrofoam pieces for the body mould were cut out, with the use of the CNC machine in the Machine Shop (Thank you Alex).  The Styrofoam pieces were then assembled and are a work in progress as seen in the photo.

Carleton University Awards Dr. Azizur Rahman (PhD ’68), The A.D. Dunton Alumni Award of Distinction. This is Carleton’s highest alumni honour recognition of outstanding achievement or contribution in any field of endeavour.

Before the hybrid car, there was the interior permanent magnet (IPM) motor drive—used in the world’s first mass-produced hybrid vehicle, the Toyota Prius. Azizur Rahman, one of the founding innovators of modern power engineering and a pioneer in the development and application of IPM motors and associated drive technology, is internationally recognized for his work in developing the IPM motor drive.

 
More details of the award can be found here. 
FSAE pictures from the night can be found here.