Formula Monthly- March 2013

MARCH 2013

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(L to R): Dr. D. Srikanth Rao (Joint Director , MIT), Dr. Vinod V. Thomas (Director, MIT), Mr. T. V. Mohandas Pai (Chairman, Manipal University), Dr. Ranjan Pai (C.E.O., Manipal University), Dr. G. K. Prabhu (Registrar, Manipal University), Mr. Manohara Pai (C.E.O., Manipal University Technology Business Incubator ), Dr. K. Ramnarayan (Vice Chancellor, Manipal University), Mr. Shivam Gupta (Driver), Mr. Aakhilesh Singhania (Team Leader), Dr. N. Y. Sharma (Faculty Advisor), Mr. Rishu Raj Singh (Team Manager)

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FM X3: First Flight Ready, Set, Go! March was a month of action for Formula Manipal, for we witnessed the first run of FMX3, our latest car! FMX3 ran for the first time on the 7th of March, followed by two more runs in the coming days. The car is holding itself pretty well and the team reflects a sense of pride in flaunting their latest embodiment of success.

In the mean while, the team is nearing the completion of the design phase of its 2014 car.

Monthly Updates STRUCTURE The S.E.S. (Structural Equivalency Spreadsheet) and I.A.D. (Impact Attenuator Datasheet) for both the events, at Germany and Czech Republic, were submitted by the team. The preliminary design of the 2014 chassis (above) was completed. The design of the seat and under-tray was also finalized.

VEHICLE DYNAMICS New master cylinders and calipers were bought by the team this month. The design and analysis of the front and rear hub for the wheel assembly of the 2014 car was also done.

This time the front hub is a single piece. The team is trying to manufacture the brake pedal by themselves. The custom brake disc for the FM X3 (above) has been manufactured and is ready to be tested.

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ENGINE A new radiator (above) was received from our proud sponsor BEHR India this month.

The new intake manifold received from our sponsor Imaginarium (India) Pvt. Ltd. was assembled and mounted on the car for testing. The study on CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) of the radiator for the 2014 car was done by the team. The mounts for the fuel rails were cut in Bangalore. Furthermore, the preliminary CAD model of the intake manifold and external routing of the dry sump was also completed.

TRANSMISSION Dynamic pneumatic testing on the car was done for the first time in the history of Formula Manipal this month. The team is planning to replace the hollow shafts with solid ones, so that the twisting they undergo is reduced. The team is currently working on the design of the stub axle (above), scatter shield, sprocket and differential mount for the 2014 car. This is the first season in which the team is planning to make aluminium stub axles, which are lighter in weight than their steel counterpart.

ELECTRONICS Many methods of approach were tried for the dynamic pneumatic testing and time controlled programming was found to be more reliable than feedback programming in the same. A new dash board was also made with the display unit integrated on it. The pneumatic PCB was designed this month. The team is now working on the data acquisition code and LabView display code for the 7 segment display (above).

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TEAM MEMBER OF THE MONTH Tanmay Bohra, from the Management Team and Saurav Kumar Singh, from the Engine Team are the Team Members of the month! Tanmay has diligently handled the sponsorship and logistics of the team, and Saurav has efficiently worked on the cost report of the Engine team.

Keep up the good work, guys!

Tanmay

Saurav

CONTACT: RISHU RAJ SINGH TEAM MANAGER MOB: +91-9008-7716-13 MAIL US AT: team.manager@formulamanipal.in TO KNOW MORE, VISIT: www.formulamanipal.in

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