2024.5 – Present: Suspension team lead
- Researched / designed / manufactured suspension system on TM01 (2024-25) car.
- Suspension was optimized for its camber change at 1 inch of wheel travel.
- Suspension simulated using Vsusp and SolidWorks FAE.
2023.9 – 2024.5: Powertrain team general member
- Completed intro-project of modeling a motor mount.
- Designed / manufactured cooling fan mount and shroud.
Related Skills
CAD
SolidWorks
- Right: Overall assembly of suspension
Fusion 360
- Left: Front suspension
- Right: Rear suspension
- Hardpoints are defined in 3D coordinates for adjustability
More pictures (Fusion 360)
Finite Element Analysis
Rear A-arm FEA
- FoS > 1.5
- Solve for bump, braking and cornering force.
- Assumptions
- W_car = 400kg
- F_bump = 3g
- F_brake = 1kN
- F_corner = 1g
Manufacturing
CNC mill
- Made A-arms out of 6061 Aluminum block
- Install spherical bearing through staking
Water-jet
- Made bell crank and suspension / spring mounts.
- Manual mill
- Lathe
- Laser-cutter
- Band-saw
- 3D printing