Design and Development Process for a Range Extended Split Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Gantt, Walsh, and Nelson, 2010.
The Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team of Virginia Tech (HEVT) is participating in the 2009 – 2011 EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition series organized by Argonne National Lab (ANL), and sponsored by General Motors Corporation (GM) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The goal of EcoCAR is for student engineers to take a GM-donated crossover SUV and re-engineer it to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and petroleum energy use, while maintaining performance, safety and consumer appeal.
EcoCAR Design and Development Process for a Plug-in E85 Split Parallel Architecture Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Gantt, Nelson, Christensen, Robinson, Stover, 2009.
The Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team of Virginia Tech (HEVT) is participating in the 2009 – 2011 EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition Series, sponsored by General Motors Corporation, the U.S. Department of Energy, Natural Resources Canada, and Argonne National Lab. Following GM the Vehicle Development Process (VDP), HEVT established team goals that meet or exceed the competition requirements. A literature review was performed to understand the potential of vehicle subsystems and their interactions on a total vehicle level.
Design and Manufacture of a Formula SAE Intake System Using Fused Deposition Modeling and Fiber-reinforced Composite Materials, Illardo and Williams, 2009.
In this paper, the authors discuss the design and RP manufacture of an intake system for a 600cc Formula SAE engine by the Virginia Tech team. Specifically, Fused Deposition Modeling is used to create an intake system (consisting of a plenum, plenum elbow, and cylinder runners) that is then later covered in layers of carbon fiber composite fabric through vacuum bagging. As a result of this approach, the geometry of the intake system has been redesigned to result in reduced weight (due to lower material density and lack of welds, hose clamps, and silicon couples), improved charge distribution, and increased torque through a wide RPM range when compared to its traditionally-manufactured aluminum counterpart.
Proposal for the expansion of the Ware Lab
This paper discusses a needs justification and implementation plan for the expansion of the Ware Lab facility. Currently Ware Lab occupies over 10,000 square feet of project, shop, and office space. As teams continue to grow in size and complexity the need for more space becomes pressing. Spangler, 2009
Gift proposal for effective information transfer for ware lab teams
This paper discusses an effective approach to information transfer between consecutive undergraduate Ware Lab project teams. Most teams at Ware Lab are comprised of graduating seniors and new teams need to have knowledge gain from previous competition experiences. Spangler and Hamillton, 2009.
