tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37244609445927200532024-02-21T06:26:24.405-08:00Inspired Karters Racing ,BITS PilaniAdrenaline is our fuel.Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10471126596595286187noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724460944592720053.post-19739960669727866702012-02-03T12:39:00.000-08:002012-02-03T12:48:09.409-08:00Structure and Design...Till now<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Making The Chassis: The main hoop and front hoop bending was done by a CNC machine.<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;">The rods were fixed in their position with clamps and were accurately </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;">grinded and weld.</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Other than this there are no major changes found till now(Other than replacing FSAE with the sucky SUPRASAE everywhere)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Design Report scrutiny is scheduled to be from 13th to 15th Aug 2010. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">PS: A detailed report on "Our teams progress so far in all sub-systems and the way forward" coming soon. </span>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10471126596595286187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724460944592720053.post-64677848943080166412010-05-18T07:35:00.000-07:002010-05-19T23:23:33.859-07:00FSAE Prototype redesign<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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The front bulkhead was extensively modified to make it more compact and to blend it along with the sloping of the nosecone. An extra support attachment was also added to the main hoop.<br />
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After successfully building the new chassis the team members are now ready to master their subsystems and come back after the holidays for more 'FSAE adrenaline'.<br />
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FSAE .. You just can't get enough of it.<br />
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The next update will be on individual subsystems' progress.<br />
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Cheers !Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10471126596595286187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724460944592720053.post-43047026658968865292010-04-24T00:07:00.000-07:002010-04-24T00:07:29.664-07:00Making of the BAJA 2011 Prototype<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarB9v_iSQKu6dpwU-9yUPzx969Jad5pXd_wE5qoLw9R__A4DxC9tkMAwtt02Dwt4rJMomQX9n_W2Uzpdmxy8J5n9eLVm3GKYrxW6hhJVSOh4vrrQNNM_kWDcTseQmwd2zkOugOV7sxjw/s1600/24042010046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarB9v_iSQKu6dpwU-9yUPzx969Jad5pXd_wE5qoLw9R__A4DxC9tkMAwtt02Dwt4rJMomQX9n_W2Uzpdmxy8J5n9eLVm3GKYrxW6hhJVSOh4vrrQNNM_kWDcTseQmwd2zkOugOV7sxjw/s320/24042010046.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span id="goog_1009235483"></span><span id="goog_1009235484"></span>Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10471126596595286187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724460944592720053.post-12881814064160393742010-04-23T21:24:00.000-07:002010-04-24T00:13:29.889-07:00The BAJA 2011 team compositionAfter the success of Inspired Karters in BAJA 2010, we are all set to do it all over again but this time take it to new heights.The BAJA team has registered for the competition and a lot of work has being going on these days ,especially in the transmission area.Coming back to the main topic, here are the Inspired Karters of the BAJA team :<br />
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<b style="color: red;">Team Captain :</b> <i><b>Rishi Bigghe</b></i><br />
<b style="color: red;">Team Vice-Captain :</b><i><b> </b><b>Shubham Dixit </b></i><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Head :</span> <i><b>Kartik Bagga </b></i><br />
Nitin Hiran<br />
Syed Ain Ahmad<br />
Nagamalla Shashank<br />
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Chandan Agrawal<br />
Ch.Anurag<br />
Vinay Billa<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Head :</span> <b><i>Rishi Bigghe</i></b><br />
Aviral Sharma<br />
Parth Ved<br />
Shriharsh Rahatgaonkar <br />
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Head : <b><i>Shubham Dixit</i></b><br />
Raza Ahmad <br />
Siddharth Raghuraman<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Head :</span> <i><b>Kartik Gandhi</b></i><br />
Pulkit Malpani<br />
Maulik Agrawal<br />
Gagandeep Singh<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Head :</span> <i><b>Anirudh Singh</b></i><br />
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<i><b> </b></i>A great team indeed .. with the lessons we have learnt from the past ..the enthusiasm of the present and the uncertainty of the future .. we are going to fly high .. higher than ever before.<br />
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Cheers !Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10471126596595286187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724460944592720053.post-16631811154650490652010-04-12T22:43:00.000-07:002010-04-14T01:07:09.778-07:00The making of the Prototype v 1.0<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04enQYnW3dg6_qA6yQNX0-1LUHpXbIeGfFym2_c0a6X3CnPaygYv22-59uM-XkUD_tBHWdoWzpBSEWcyOSGju2W3bqxH3kW5HyqCSoznfNZJ_cS6LzGwQCzU2553tR2uUR8ofwNDMZ-g/s1600/Image0306.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04enQYnW3dg6_qA6yQNX0-1LUHpXbIeGfFym2_c0a6X3CnPaygYv22-59uM-XkUD_tBHWdoWzpBSEWcyOSGju2W3bqxH3kW5HyqCSoznfNZJ_cS6LzGwQCzU2553tR2uUR8ofwNDMZ-g/s320/Image0306.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459901645018677842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEXjG_7xBP7AgjAEp_zoyn2j2KWPuP_BkbUSGgtvNy4EyVG_gKyeCjpEZJFtW6Via5V0QHrq_3pIBksE09TIBKP5oaHwcti6TxoNWxWFp_gYIX6mvIOcfgu_QGGWyy68jqeRwtSIVls0/s1600/100_3509.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEXjG_7xBP7AgjAEp_zoyn2j2KWPuP_BkbUSGgtvNy4EyVG_gKyeCjpEZJFtW6Via5V0QHrq_3pIBksE09TIBKP5oaHwcti6TxoNWxWFp_gYIX6mvIOcfgu_QGGWyy68jqeRwtSIVls0/s320/100_3509.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459528439881998434" border="0" /></a><br />So this is going to be the first post of this blog... and what a way to start things off..<br /><br />The prototype v 1.0 was made yesterday night (yeah .. ob night out !) based on the initial design made by Rishi and team.This was done mainly to check the ergonomics of the car and the 'soundness' of the chassis.<br /><br />The prototype's rods are made of PVC pipes(1 inch dia) and the joints are handled by the universal joining material(the duct tape :P).These materials were chosen as the prototype had to be built in a short time and the cost had to be kept minimal.<br /><br />The pipes used for making the prototype of BAJA were reused and a few new ones were bought.The dimensions were marked on the floor and the floor of the chassis was made.We divided ourselves into groups and simultaneously the main hoop and the upper plane were being made.The vertical members were added to the floor and the upper plane was attached to it and then the front and main hoops were added. A few more members were added near the bulk head region and the bracing for the front hoop was done. All this was done in flat 90 minutes I guess.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The BAJA car's seat was put in the drivers cockpit and Anirudh finally inaugurated the chassis. It was a great sight.For the first time the entire FSAE team had constructed something together.<br /><br />Now comes the analysis part.The driver was able to fit in the cockpit comfortably.The front bulkhead portion looked a little big as there was a lot of space after the pedal area.The front hoop area was looking a little congested and there was a discussion on the positioning of the rack and the A arms.Rohit talked about keeping the wheel center close to driver to decrease weight transfer to the rear and to improve maneuverability.<br /><br />It was great educational experience for the first yearites and the now that we've got some feedback ,the redesigning has started and this is what FSAE is all about..an infinite loop of deign,test and redesign..<br /><br />PS: Its is Kartik's birthday today and we 'missed' his presence.Kiranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10471126596595286187noreply@blogger.com0