Useful Information
Hey everyone! Welcome to Structural Systems! Here is some useful information to look through to get a better idea of what the team does and gain knowledge prior to deciding if you want to join the team!🦾
NOTE that meeting times for the Spring 2023 Semester are Tuesdays at 7pm in the Richards Makerspace (subject to change, please have notifications on in slack (#s_structural)
Contents:
Understanding Naming Conventions
You may have noticed by now that we tend to refer to the two different cars we are building as car 17D and car 22A. So what are they?
Car Number | Car Letter | Competition Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
17 | C | 2022 | Competed at FH+E in 2022 and won 2nd place! This was our first ever car that was made. It is referred to as 17 since it started getting built in 2017. |
17 | D | 2023 (Intending) | This is the same car as the one that competed in 2022 but with improvements to certain subsystems. Car letter is D since it is revision D. |
22 | A | 2024 (Intending) | This will be our car completely built from scratch beginning design in 2022, hence the car number. It is revision A, and we’re hoping to use it to compete in both FH+E and FSAE Electric in 2024! |
Current Leadership and Projects
The current head for all these projects is Jack Stevens (Unlicensed), and the leads are listed below! Feel free to reach out the leads or head on Slack if you’re interested!
Project | Lead | Status | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
Bodywork 17D Improvement | Jack Hansen | Active | Manufacturing/Installation |
Chassis 22A | Tom Crowther | Active | Design in progress |
Bodywork 22A | Jack Hansen | Inactive | N/A |
Aerodynamics 22A | Casey Sauer | Active | Deving CF manufacturing, Design in Feb/March |
Impact Attenuator 22A | N/A | Inactive | N/A |
Useful Resources (Structural Systems)
You will need to be logged into your husky.neu.edu google account to access the google docs linked below
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_aM9ELvXwoHYAapI46NZMFUm6CYCcG2eOl3T5BUAacM/edit?usp=sharing
Resources on general understanding of active projects
Design and manufacturing guides and videos
FEA and Welding Resources
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1OHXpCq_Ed_0rbpuIBJc0_sW0_HtLR-7Web9bUGx4KrM/edit?usp=sharing
General Engineering Onboarding
- Read Structural Systems Onboarding Page (this one) + view Useful Resources (Structural Systems)
- Read Engineering Onboarding page
- Join Slack
- Join #general, #mechanical, #s_structural and feel free to look through all other channels!
- Join Drive (I recommend making a shortcut on your drive to the NER folder)
- Contact a Head or Chief to get added to Bioraft
- Download Solidworks
- Attend 1-3 System Meetings to decide which subsystem you’d like to join
- Reach out to the lead and start attending weekly meetings and getting assignments!