Saturday, March 13, 2010

BAJA SAE 2010

TEAM MJCET BAJA SAEINDIA SEASON 2010 END REPORT
The following report summarizes the team structure and performance for this 2010
season. Included are team members, positions and duties as well as a summary of
competitions.
2010 Team Members: The following is a list of team members and contributions/duties within the team. All of the members are in Mechanical and one from Electrical Engineering.
NAME (graduation year)(Branch)
Position/duties
Syed Mohammed Saaduddin (2010)(ME)
Captain, Co-driver, design team, procurement, suspension, fabrication, accounts
Yusuf Mannan Habib (2010)(ME)
Vice Captain, DRIVER, design team, suspension, steering, roll cage, fabrication, welder
Shaik Imran(2010)(ME)
Design team, roll cage
Syed FirasatAhmed (2010)(ME)
Machinist, fabrication,
Abdul Wasay(2011)(ME)
Paper work, procurement, fabrication, sponsorship, accounts
Abdul Vaseem Akram (2010)(ME)
Fabrication, Lead machinist
Hamid Mubarak (2011)(ME)
Graphics
Mohd Ghouse Pasha (2010)(ME)
Fabrication
Syed Hafeezuddin (2010)(ME)
Fabrication, safety
Gurunath Ramanathan (20110(ME)
Sponsorship, lead welder
Shaik Mohammed Safi Sajid (2010)(ME)
Procurement
Mohammed Mustafa Hazari (2011)(EE)
Lead procurement, Machinist
Roshan Y (2010)(ME)
Sponsorship, Safety
Mir Arshad Ali (2010)(ME)

Mohammed Sohail(2010)(ME)


Team MJCET’s goal was to design and build an ATV that in addition to winning races also is the most economical and reliable vehicle in the competition. Designing an off road vehicle intended for the non professional weekend off road enthusiast is the objective of the BAJA competition.
The overall mission is to have vehicles that will trek through outdoor terrain with ease. The 2010 team focused on minimizing the weight and improving driver comfort with strict adherence to the rule book. While maximizing the strength and minimizing the cost. Using CAD modelling software’s like Solid works and CATIA, team MJCET’s approach is to design, model and analyze every part of the vehicle virtually before going into production, thus creating an ATV that is safer, stronger, cheaper, faster, with good maneuverability and easier to manufacture.
Baja sae India 2010 being the 3rd competition of its kind in India. Team MJCET had the 3rd time experience to be a part of this majestic event .However due to some unexpected minor issues, and despite the setbacks/adjustments; the team had a strong finish placing 26thout of 173 team entires.

Day One consisted of technical inspection of the vehicle and the engine inspection. The team passed the engine inspection with ease, having to make some minor adjustments. Technical inspection was fine, though a few too many finishing details, chiefly in the braking system, got us into line a bit late and put some pressure on the day.

Day Two, the start of the actual competition, commenced with static events, which was not without drama. Starting with a 10 minute presentation of the car’s design including topics ranging from suspension/steering/braking to innovation/craftsmanship/originality. The next was the individual judging of the cost report, innovations, suspension and steering systems for all the teams in their respective pits by the judges.

Day three consisted of four short dynamic events, the first of which being the brake test, which the team cleared in miraculously in the first try itself. Next was the acceleration, in which the team performed quite well. The team then progressed to the maneuverability event, in which the driver must navigate the car through a winding forested track. The team could have performed well if the problem of the reverse gear lever had been solved in time. The next was the Hill climb event, which the team cleared it with colourful results.

The climax of the competition was the three hour endurance race on Day three of the competition, which is a wheel-to-wheel race in which the teams need to complete as many laps of the track as possible. This is the greatest test of the car’s durability and design performance. The endurance race is also the highest scored event, constituting 40% of the points. We are proud to say that the car was extremely fast while on the track, and we were on the 5th position for about 120 min. However, due to the very unfortunate failure of the front left spindle, the team wasn’t able to complete the entire race. There were no major issues on the vehicle, in fact the car had almost perfect suspension and steering systems designed for such a rugged track. One minor problem during the race was the frequent cutting of the fuel supply to the engine, on account of which the car was breaking down frequently on the track, never the less despite of the problem the car performed very well on the track. For his first time acting as competition driver, Yusuf Mannan Habib performed admirably, and the team had great confidence in his mature and able driving.

Team MJCET finished 26th, scoring 537 from 1000, which was the best performance of the team up till the 3 years in this event. With little regrets and disappointments the team returned with a life time of experience, making the 4 most unforgettable days in their history.

For video footage, photographs, information regarding the design, cost report, team presentations, and any other information. Please check the DVD’s enclosed.

Thursday, March 11, 2010