Transcript Society of Automotive Engineers

Society of Automotive Engineers
(SAE)
TAMUQ Student Chapter
Orientation Meeting
October 8, 2006
What is SAE?
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Founded in 1905
Largest organization in defining
aerospace and automotive engineering
standards
Sections in over 97 countries
A shared network of engineering
knowledge
SAE Categories
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Automobiles
SAE Categories
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Aerospace
Functions of SAE Student Sections
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Arrange technical lectures
Arrange symposiums and contests
Arrange technical field trips
Participate in student competitions:
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Aero design
Formula SAE
Baja SAE
Supermilage
TAMU and SAE
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TAMU has been joining the Formula
SAE competition (FSAE) since 1998
TAMU has been won official
competitions over the past 4 years
TAMU has also developed the
Sunracer solar car and taken part in
competitions in the US and Canada.
TAMU and SAE
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TAMU has been joining the Formula
SAE competition (FSAE) since 1998
The project is designed in the fall and
built and tested in the spring semester
TAMU has won official competitions
over the past 4 years.
TAMU Solar Car (Sunracer*)
/http://www.tamu.edu/sunraycer
Our plans….
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Arrange two technical lectures for the
academic year
Arrange a technical field trip
Design and build solar scaled solar
vehicle
Vision…
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Be able to build a fully operational
vehicle to participate in regional
contests
Exploded view of a solar car
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chassis:
wheels and bearings:
power source:
transmission:
body shell:
Exploded view: Electrical System
The full electrical system
Exploded view: Mechanical
System
Wheels configuration
The general mechanical system
The steering system
Exploded view: Source of Power
Solar array
• The solar array is the vehicle's only source of power
•The array is made up of many (often several hundred) photovoltaic solar
cells that convert the sun's energy into electricity
•The cells are wired together to form strings. Several strings are often wired
together to form a section or panel that has a voltage close to the nominal
battery voltage
•The power from the array is used either to power the electric motor or stored
in the battery pack for later use
Solar Vehicles…
sources
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www.sae.org
www.tamu.edu
http://www.infovisual.info/05/002_en.html
evri.ou.edu/solar/index.php
www.geae.com
auto.howstuffworks.com
www.michaelp.org
www.airliners.net
www.vki.com
www.autoauditorium.com/.../photos_015.html
www.wsc.org.au/2005/competition/our.teams/Soleon/
tesladownunder.com/Models.htm
Thank You
For more information:
Contact: Prof Reza Langari, Advisor of the Chapter
Ameer Khader, Chair of the Chapter
Ibrahim Zein, Treasurer of the Chapter
Online: www.sae.org