Chassis

Process

Coordinated with Dassault Systèmes to sponsor 40 free SOLIDWORKS licenses
Managing chassis design to meet FSAE regulations
FEA analysis and complex modeling techniques
Managing and leading a 200+ hr fabrication job included machining and welding
Found sponsors to help pay for the chassis construction

Results

Completed a fully constructed chassis meeting regulations to be used in a completed car.

Improvement Opportunities

Choose tubing that is less likely to be burned through in welding
Design a rig for tubing to reduce overall tolerance
Better integrations of car systems into the chassis

What I Learned

Theoretical designs need to be feasible, and how to design for that
Make your designs built to function together like legos
Practical usage of Finite Element Analysis
How to manage a large set of regulations in a design