Team Goals

Design Goals:Design Goals:How to set them effectivelyHow to set them effectively

Design LevelsDesign Levels

There are three levels of design on which the best teams operate– Level 1: Component Design– Level 2: Vehicle Integration– Level 3:Competition Package

Integration

Level 1Level 1

FEAComponent type choice“Choose the right bolt”

Level 2Level 2

How do the components designed work together

Level 3Level 3

The winner of competition is who has the most points

Design the car to maximize points Lightness vs power

Purpose of GoalsPurpose of Goals

Establish team direction/ focusCar is made up of thousands of

decisionsEvery decision should be made in

order to meet at least one of the goals. More is better.

General Team GoalsGeneral Team Goals

Well integrated solutionLow weight, low PMoITesting, Testing, Testing

Results GoalsResults Goals

Purpose of competition is to do well.– How is that accomplished/ evaluated?

Highly successful teams that are successful do not set out to only “go to competition” or “have fun” or “finish endurance.” Instead their goal is to

WIN COMPETITION

Design GoalsDesign Goals

Predictable, reliable, lightweight, fast Well integrated design Design analysis/ validation Data Acquisition

WIN COMPETITION

Recent ResultsRecent Results

2007- 4th place Michigan, 4th place FStudent UK

2008- 4th place VIR, 10th place MI, 8th place California

2009- 44th place Michigan2010- 84rd place Michigan2011- 44th place MichiganWHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

Testing TimeTesting Time

Our successful teams had the car completed and testing 3 weeks before Virginia, and two month before Michigan.

Direct correlation between finish date and competition results

2008 Goodyear Testing2008 Goodyear Testing

Testing can be fun. After months in the shop, spending some time outside is always nice.

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