Intro to Racecar Engineering: 10 Caster
Smitty describes the set-up of the front wheels and its importance to the driver’s control.
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Into to Racecar Engineering: 09 Steering
Smitty explains steering design.
Intro to Racecar Engineering: 08 Springs
Smitty explains the choice of springs for a suspension.
Intro to Racecar Engineering: 07 More on Suspensions
Smitty describes more about suspension design.
Intro to Racecar Engineering: 06 Shock Absorbers
Smitty describes the importance of shock absorbers in suspension design.
Intro to Racecar Engineering: 05 Suspension Design
Smitty describes the principles of suspension design.
Intro to Racecar Engineering: 04 Chassis Design
Smitty describes the design principles for the chassis of a race car.
Intro to Racecar Engineering: 03 Strength and Stiffness
Smitty shows how the geometry and material work together to provide strength and stiffness.
Fabrication: 04 Soldering
Smitty presents the basic techniques of soldering. Every mechanical system includes electronic parts and careful soldering is critical to ensuring things do not come loose in operation.
Fabrication: 03 Hand Tools
This video describes the hand tools important to project engineering. It also has a nicely produced introduction by UCI’s Learning Center.