11 June, 2013 (06:23) | Linkage Animations, Student Projects | By: Prof. McCarthy
This Stephenson III six-bar linkage sets the elevation of a ballistic trajectory to reach a specified distance downrange given an initial velocity of 500 m/s. This function is described in Computing Linkages by A. Svoboda (pg 285). Mark Plecnik obtained this linkage after evaluating almost 100,000 different designs.
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1 June, 2013 (23:06) | Automotive Information, Student Projects | By: Prof. McCarthy
This gallery includes over 100 photos from the 2013 Energy Invitational held at Adams Motorsports Park on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
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18 May, 2013 (22:24) | Engineering Data, Linkage Animations, Robotics Information | By: Prof. McCarthy

Waldron Inspires
This poster was prepared as a gift to Ken Waldron on his 70th birthday and given to him at a conference organized in his honor. Anuj Taneja generated the SolidWorks model in 2006 from the original drawings of the Adaptive Suspension Vehicle. I recently found the electronic files and Kaustubh Sonawale generated the four-view drawing. The ASV is an important feat of engineering and the stories shared by those who worked on it were wonderful.
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14 May, 2013 (15:54) | Automotive Information, Student Projects | By: Prof. McCarthy

Foothill HS at EI4
Photographs from the Energy Invitational 2013 can be seen at the Professor’s facebook page.
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14 May, 2013 (15:02) | Lecture Notes, Linkage Animations | By: Prof. McCarthy

This video from the University of Dayton narrated by Prof. Andrew Murray provides an excellent illustration of the important concept of mechanical advantage.
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9 May, 2013 (00:53) | Automotive Information, Student Projects | By: Prof. McCarthy
The Race Day Schedule for the Energy Invitational and the Pit Assignments at Adams Motorsports Park are now available. Select the link 2013 Energy Invitational.
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7 May, 2013 (03:10) | Linkage Animations, Student Projects | By: Prof. McCarthy

This six-bar linkage was developed at the request of a designer who wanted the handle to move in and out along a circle, while the linkage and attachments were located in the rectangle. This linkage designed by Kaustubh Sonawale seems to meet his needs.
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7 May, 2013 (01:19) | Automotive Information, Student Projects | By: Prof. McCarthy

CSUN FSAE race team
The California State University Northridge Formula SAE race team will compete at the Energy Invitational on May 11, 2013.
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7 May, 2013 (01:14) | Automotive Information, Student Projects | By: Prof. McCarthy

CSULA supermileage race team
The California State University Los Angeles supermileage race team will compete at the 2013 Energy Invitational.
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7 May, 2013 (01:10) | Automotive Information, Student Projects | By: Prof. McCarthy

CSULA FSAE race car
The California State University Los Angeles Formula SAE race team will compete at the 2013 Energy Invitational on May 11, 2013
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