Mechanical Design 101

Waldron Fest: May 16-17, 2013

Prof. McCarthy — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:24:30 +0000

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.

Energy Invitational 2013 Photographs

Prof. McCarthy — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:54:00 +0000

Foothill HS at EI4

Photographs from the Energy Invitational 2013 can be seen at the Professor’s facebook page.

Mechanical Advantage

Prof. McCarthy — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:02:17 +0000

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This video from the University of Dayton narrated by Prof. Andrew Murray provides an excellent illustration of the important concept of mechanical advantage.

Energy Invitational Schedule and Pit Assignments

Prof. McCarthy — Thu, 09 May 2013 00:53:19 +0000

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.

Retractable handle

Prof. McCarthy — Tue, 07 May 2013 03:10:13 +0000

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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.

CSUN FSAE joins the 2013 Energy Invitational

Prof. McCarthy — Tue, 07 May 2013 01:19:40 +0000

CSUN FSAE race team

The California State University Northridge Formula SAE race team will compete at the Energy Invitational on May 11, 2013.

CSULA Supermileage joins 2013 Energy Invitational

Prof. McCarthy — Tue, 07 May 2013 01:14:12 +0000

CSULA supermileage race team

The California State University Los Angeles supermileage race team will compete at the 2013 Energy Invitational.

CSULA FSAE to compete at the 2013 Energy Invitational

Prof. McCarthy — Tue, 07 May 2013 01:10:49 +0000

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

UC Davis to compete at the 2013 Energy Invitational

Prof. McCarthy — Tue, 07 May 2013 01:06:40 +0000

2013 UC Davis raceteam

UC Davis racecar

The UC Davis race team will compete at the 2013 Energy Invitational at Adams Motorsports Park on Saturday, May 11, 2013.

Zeta on display at UCI’s Energy Invitational Test Day

Prof. McCarthy — Mon, 06 May 2013 02:14:50 +0000

2013 UCI race team

2013 UCI race team with Zeta, our entry for the 2013 FSAE Electric, which is under construction. There is work to do but the goal is to debut this racecar at the 2013 Energy Invitational on May 13, 2013.