We have a trial version of our Mechanism Generator 2.0 software available. MechGen 2 reads five task positions of a moving part in SolidWorks and generates a set of linkages that approximate the positions within specified tolerances. An animation previewer shows how each linkage moves. Select one and MechGen 2 generates the solid model of […]
This site has photographs of a large number of devices used to teach physics. It is fascinating. Select the link: http://physics.kenyon.edu/EarlyApparatus/index.html
Mentor program for collegiate competition projects Introduction: SAE is a leader in demonstrating the importance of major engineering competition projects to engineering education. Colleges around the world have adopted this model and included FSAE and similar competitions as part of their educational program. Despite budget limitations, universities are increasingly moving to major competition projects to […]
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 […]