User:CWill32/enes100/project3/individual

Week0 Activities
What is your wording of the overall problem/project goal?

The goal of the project is to find out what material is available with the car in its current condition and to what purpose can we use the car. It's possible that HCC could form their own SAE team, but I don't believe we can enter with work done by a previous school.

Here are the SAE Formula Rules for 2013 for possible ideas for future purposes.

SAE Formula 2013

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

Take pictures and catalogue all the parts and pieces that I can identify.

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

There is very little information available on the engine and other parts of the car. I have taken pictures and they will be posted.















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

After pulling the car out and trying to start it, we found that there are several missing parts to the engine and the car is in disarray. I have taken many pictures and research is ongoing as to what the engine is and where it came from.

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

For the upcoming week I will catalogue the parts, post links to official information,drawings, and pictures. Also, I will research the SAE aspect and see if this will be a possible use of the car.

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

I had planned to actually be more hands on with the project, but most of the work so far has been more research than anything.

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

Found several websites that have information about the engine. Mostly sporadic, but still useful information.

Briggs and Stratton

Model 093432-1036-E1 Detail

My Third task
Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the third weekend.

For this week I plan on identifying correct model number pieces and modified pieces of the engine. I will also continue to research the SAE aspect of the car plans.

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

Research is vital to getting this project started. I have delved into how the car runs on ethanol or how it can be retrofitted to run E85, a methanol/gas mixture. Below is a link to a study done by an engineering student at the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

E85 and Small Engine Study

This study was done by the University of Michigan Dearborn and goes into great detail of E85 use and small engines. A great compliment to the UT Knoxville study.

UM Study

Another website with some helpful links.

E85 Vehicles

The following link is from Wikipedia and explains some the concepts behind the Stochiometry involved with Air/Fuel ratios. Which may be helpful in understanding and applying what the study above discussed in regards to E85 conversion.

Air:Fuel Ratio

Week3 Narrative
Tell a detailed story describing what you did for your team over the weekend.

I did extensive research on the motor and uses of E85 in small engines. Next I'd like to delve into the physical deconstruction of some of the engine components to further investigate the state of the engine and it's possible future usage.

My Fourth task
''Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the final weekend of project work. ''

During the final week I plan to document the actual engine components and the electrical system in order to hand the documentation off to the next team so they can possibly move forward with the project. Research ways to draw to electrical schematics and post a tutorial or self help site. Try to complete a schematic for the car's electrical system.

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

Free trial for electrical schematic drawing

edrawsoft - another free software download for electrical schematics

Week4 Narrative
Tell a detailed story describing what you did for your team over the weekend.

I have researched the sub-systems of the SAE car and found several useful sights that will enable the next team to continue to document the car. The electrical schematics can be drawn detailing what wiring and other electrical components are present as well as helping to identify what elements and components are missing. Each subsystem should be thoroughly researched and documented on a detailed basis so that modifications can be made and tracked. Pictures were posted to the site to give a real representation of what we actually have, so that they can be matched up in the future with blueprint drawings of where we are and where we want to go.

Complete Team Page
Fill out the Team Form (should have already copied the form, created the team page, linked to it and started filling it out).