User:Bdkraem/SAE

Write problem/project Goal
What is your wording of the overall problem/project goal?

The overall project of this goal is to assess the general condition of an SAE car donated to us by UMD-CP

My First Task
What are you going to do for the team this first weekend?

For the first week I'll be assessing the general condition and checking for major components.

Summary of actual work over first weekend
How is what you did different than what you planned? Everything went fairly well. Engine won't start though. Getting fule next week.

Week1 Narrative
Tell a detailed story describing what you did for your team over the weekend.

Overall the car is in decent shape. The engine may need some work but the car itself is OK. Other spots fo concern are the tires and one of the chains seems rusted. Everything else seems t be there. The steering system works and we were able to navigate the car. The car itself was bottoming out on the road when we tried to move it with a person inside. This could be due to the tires. Once the tires are inflated that shouldn't be an issue.

My Second Task
Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the second weekend.

Check the drive train. In freetime.

Summary of actual work over second weekend
How is what you did different than what you planned?

Overall pretty good. Ws able to get gear ratio and work on chains.

Week2 Narrative
Tell a detailed story describing what you did for your team over the weekend.

I was able to get the drive ratio of approx 1:.21. This is a high efficieny, high torque, low speed system. This shouldn't be surprising as the car was originally designed to maximize efficiency. THe rear chain however was rusted and needs to be replaced. So the rear chain has been removed.

I also attempted to inflate all three tires. After inflating them, all the tries popped soon after. So those obviously will need to be replaced. As such, we were not able to test if the car still bottomed out while there was a rider inside.