I have spent quite a bit of time revising articles on machines in Wikipedia. I hope my contributions are an improvement. When I started there was a lot of controversy over the definition of Machine, which forced me to introduce Machine (mechanical) and Mechanical system. This has changed and there is movement to move the […]
Select this link to access the SAE SoCal section facebook page with photos of activities on Thursday of the 2011 FSAE California.
This is a group photo of the competitors at our recent 2011 Energy Invitational at the Streets of Willow Springs prepared by Lee-Huang Chen. A higher resolution image can be downloaded at the link: Energy Invitational Photo
Lee-Huang Chen and Corey Sandler have posted photos from our 2011 UCI Energy Invitational. Select this link to Le-Huang Chen’s photo page. Select this link to Corey Sandler’s Flickr account.
The UCI Delta racecar has a CNG 450cc engine combined with a short-distance electric drive.
Third year Mechanical Engineering majors joined a team of Electrical Engineering majors from UCI to prepare an all electric vectored drive system for the UCI Energy Invitational. The drive systems for Gamma is shown here. The vectored drive system consists of 15hp DC motors connected one to each of the rear drive wheels and controlled […]
First and second year Engineering students at UCI have prepared a car for entry in the 2011 Energy Invitational. Here is a photo of their car. It is powered by a 12hp Briggs and Stratton engine through a CVT and chain drive.
Saddleback College will run their Formula V at the 2011 UCI Energy Invitational. Here is photo of the chassis and suspension without the body.
MillenWorks will show their LUV (Light Utility Vehicle) at the the 2011 Energy Invitational at Willow Springs Motorsports Park on March 30, 2011. It has a unique all wheel drive parallel hybrid powertrain for reduced fuel consumption and silent watch capability with extensive on-board power.
Toyota will demonstrate their Advanced Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle at the Energy Invitational at Willow Springs on March 30, 2011. They will also demonstrate their Prius Plug-in Hybrid.