projects that can move as controlled by the electronics, including vehicles, toy or real cars, wheelchairs, carts, quadcopters, bicycles, locks, and more
Imagine the following scenario. You are an engineer doing a factory inspection. You see some pipes. You take out your mobile device and hold it out in front of you. Your device screen is now an AR display showing the statistics of the heat sensors embedded within. You also see statistics gathered by the sensor e.g. a temperature plot
Develop a comprehensive dynamic data monitoring system for the UCI FSAE Electric Racecar. The system will consist of several microcontrollers, sensor arrays, analog and digital data, data logging functionality, and other features in order to provide rich and detailed dynamic data about the vehicle. This data will then be analyzed and used to help re-design the vehicle for better performance, handling, and reliability over time.
Project Idea: Add a solar panel with an MPPT (maximum power point tracking) controller and lithium ion batteries to a golf cart, then compare to traditional lead acid and other market options. Controller (Pi) will match the panel voltage to battery voltage through a DC/DC converter to maximize power.
Team Members: Philip Ling, Omeed Aman, Justin Fursov, Brian Sitz
Faculty Advisor: Professor Fadi Kurdahi
Industry Partnership: Steven Chung of ReJoule Inc.
We are the Controls Team of the Electric Racecar Joule.
We are:
Xavier Dedenbach - EECS - Hardware Engineer
Preston Rogers -EECS - Hardware Engineer
Tyler Kurokawa -EECS - Powertrain Engineer
Alex Robinson -EECS - Hardware Engineer
We design the PCBs to create the Low Voltage Controls System for a Formula Style Electric Racecar. We also run and optimize the control capabilites of the High Voltage Tractive System.
