Smitty’s Fabrication Training Videos
This series of training videos were prepared by Robert “Smitty” Smith to help our engineering students understand the principles of fabrication necessary for project based learning.
MDASuperluminal: Chapters 1-5
Superluminal, the new book by R. W. Frost, follows David Minor’s experiences with MitsukoTek Corporation’s troublesome Satellite 9. It is the year 2035 and a new technology has swept the globe… Here are Chapters 1 through 5.
Chapter 1 Wanting to be left alone, David finds himself caught up in something uncomfortable.
Chapter 2: David finds he has caught the interest of MitsukoTeK Corporation.
Chapter 3: More on David Minor’s uneasy relationship with MitsukoTek Corporation as he is drawn into helping their wayward Satellite 9.
Chapter 4: David finds that surpassing Siggy and Kwan to get to Satellite 9 may have real benefits.
Chapter 5: David finds Qishu to be more than he expected in Chapter 5 of R. W. Frost’s Superluminal.
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Superluminal Classic 2018-4-23
Intro to Racecar Engineering: 20 Thank You
Smitty and Professor McCarthy say thank you!
Intro to Racecar Engineering: 19 Smitty’s Library
Smitty shares his library of resources.
Intro to Racecar Engineering: 18 Team Do’s
Smitty shares team do’s.
Intro to Racecar Engineering: 17 Team Don’ts
Smitty shares team don’ts.
Intro to Racecar Engineering: 16 Performance Ideals
Smitty discusses performance ideals and overall principles such as weight distribution, body shape, and safety.
Intro to Racecar Engineering: 15 Electronic Fuel Injection Systems
Smitty shares information regarding electronic fuel injection systems.
Intro to Racecar Engineering: 14 CV Transmissions
Smitty describes continuously variable transmissions. This is the fourteenth video in a series developed for UCI’s racecar engineering program.
Intro to Racecar Engineering: 13 Tires
Smitty shares tips of the trade regarding tires.