Recent content by DaConfusion

Wow sorry for not checking on this post, I thought it had died. I really appreciate all the help you guys have posted. I am currently on my winter break and have been browsing the FSAE forums a lot. I have also gone ahead and purchased the Carroll Smith books as on top the Milliken RCVD...

sounds good. I have purchased Race Car Vehicle Dynamics by the Milliken brothers. They developed an entire curriculum, workbook and software to go with it. Since my school doesn't offer a class in automotive engineering (all our profs are involved with oil and wind turbine research), I will...

In case other people are looking for similar help, here is a link I found with a listing of more pertinent books: http://fsae.com/eve/forums?a=tpc&s=763607348&f=125607348&m=1956095883&r=7156045093#7156045093

I am not asking you to design my car for me, its just hard to start with 0 help. Most universities have professors that have automotive experience or time to help. We are having problems obtaining that help. Our university is ABET certified so I believe it meets a minimum for quality. You can't...

I know the car needs a place for a person to sit in and four wheels...As well as a requirement for an aerodynamic body. But the thing is once i know those requirements, where to next? For suspensions, i am used to playing with regular passenger vehicles that use the mcphearson (sp check)...

none of my classes have given me enough knowledge to apply the concepts of torsion on an system of hollow tubes, only your basic single beam set ups. I need to know where to get the knowledge to understand why people choose a triangular frame, the reason why it is the shape that it is for...

I so far have purchased Chassis Design by Milliken, Chassis Engineering (adams), and Theory of ground vehicles (wong) from a 30 second search on amazon, but like I said, they focus on passenger style vehicles. And frankly, I don't know where to start. None of the professors have time or care...

what about hydraulic shifting? Like using a paintball CO2 bottle or those 12 gram CO2 cartridges. Is weight a concern? Would the motor and its power supply be lighter than a CO2 shifting system?

Ok basically the help I am looking for is in specifically the chassis. I have yet to find some literature that doesn't focus mostly on suspension or passenger cars. For example, how do I design a triangular structure frame with the midsection wider for more rigidity? Or the fact that the hoop...

Hey our school is having problems starting an FSAE team, so we want to start designing already so we can start building once all legal issues are sorted at the university. I am a mechanical engineer undergrad who is nearing the completion of thermodynamics II, solid mechanics, and material...

TI-89! I've had mine since high school so no TITANIUM edition. Love it, it does everything I know and whatever I do not know. TI also has a flash application for mech engr students/professionals with all the statics, dynamics and thermo formulas built in also steam tables that you can input. I...

I guess you could try the cone idea, tape it at the back and to the ground and if need be PRE crumple the front. So the pre crumple slows the truck down without moving the egg from its cradle. So if this is the cone (pretend!) --------\ ---------> --------/ You could crumple the end to ruin the...

I don't know if this will help you but it might spark some ideas: Back in my high school physics class, we were required to drop a egg from the second story building on to tile floor without breaking it. My design was simple, 2 sheets of paper and some cardboard for fins. Wrap one sheet into...

perfect! Thanks for the help I can see it now.

I still do not see it. Has to be some simple mistake...