The Conrods Express Volume 1.2 December ‘12 12 pages V.Sai Sandeep The second version of “The Conrods Express” has finally taken shape while we work hard to get the correct mix of articles on the other hand the lab is buzzing with loads of activity. While some people are out scavenging for parts others are busy fabricating the car. The chassis is almost ready there is a lot of work going on in different subsystems. The team has stayed back during the vacations in order to complete the vehicle and there is a race to finish , as everyone is very eager to test the buggy! In this episode of The Conrods Express, my fellow editor chronicles the events at Baja. We throw some light on the art of Rallying and this time its CATIA in our software corner and find out what thermosets are all about. To wrap it we have our very own auto quiz plus lots more fun to read articles! Chronicle of The Conrods Bikerz India Tech Scan
The Conrods is a group of 25 students from SRM University, India. We participate in SAE Baja India. The Conrods Express is our very own newsletter where we keep you updated with all the happening of our team
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The Conrods Express
Volume 1.2 December ‘12 12 pages
V.Sai Sandeep
The second version of “The Conrods Express”
has finally taken shape while we work hard to get
the correct mix of articles on the other hand the
lab is buzzing with loads of activity. While some
people are out scavenging for parts others are
busy fabricating the car. The chassis is almost
ready there is a lot of work going on in different
subsystems. The team has stayed back during the
vacations in order to complete the vehicle and
there is a race to finish , as everyone is very eager
to test the buggy!
In this episode of The Conrods Express, my
fellow editor chronicles the events at Baja. We
throw some light on the art of Rallying and this
time its CATIA in our software corner and find
out what thermosets are all about. To wrap it we
have our very own auto quiz plus lots more fun to
read articles!
Chronicle
of
The Conrods
Bikerz
India Tech
Scan
Here I am sitting in front of my brightly lit laptop screen, my fingers suspended over the
keyboard, the insertion point blinking in sync with my heart rate and I wonder how does
one chronicle the events from a vision of an engineering student to the very moment it
transformed into reality ? Every success story has its fair share of highs and lows, sacrifices,
dedication, motivation and most importantly determination. It started in the year 2008
when a young lad was intrigued by the idea of an engineering event by the name ‘Baja
SAE’.
With the courage to face the challenge and an urge to conquer the track, a team was
formed. ‘The Conrods’ as they called it, was geared up for a ride of a life time. Every year
since its inception the team grew strength by strength, link by link just like a group of
connecting rods (from which the name has been derived) powered the engine, inching
closer to their ultimatum. And like every other story, this too came to its turning point.
In 2011, the team was reformed and from a distant they seemed like the scattered pieces of
a jigsaw puzzle. Hence they again set off on a similar journey, with a similar destination but
with new aspirations. Little had they thought about the outcome but were hell bound to
give everything and put all at stake.
Their dreams united like a symphony as the ‘D-Day’ crawled closer 19th February 2012,
the scene shifts from the fabrication bay to the mighty terrain of Pithampur. There were
hundreds of mean machines rallying through the dirt and into the dust. Some held it
together where as others fell apart as they accepted defeat. Amidst all, rode a machine with
a will to face anything. ‘The Dirt Reaper 2.0’ reaped through the dirt as if there was no
turning back. The climax was a nail biter, the team, without a doubt, gave it all it had and
waited eagerly for the verdict. The pieces of the puzzle finally fit together and the picture
was clearer than everyone had imagined, ‘The Conrods-Baja Champions 2012’ and
nothing less. It is not difficult to picture the events which followed later, joy, bliss and a rush
of adrenaline.
Dirt, Guts, Glory!!
Nimesh Jhawar
CATIA(Computer Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application) is a multi-platform CAD/Cam/CAE Commercial software suite developed by the French company Dassault Systems and marketed worldwide by IBM. Written in C++ programming language, CATIA is the cornerstone of The Dassault Systems product lifecycle management software suite.The software was created in the late 1970’s and early 80’s to develop Dassault’s Mirage fighterjet. Then it was adopted in the aerospace, automotive, ship building and other industries. Roof rails, Side rails, Body companents – because CATIA is very good in surface creation and computer representation of surfaces. Bomardier Transportation, Canada is using CATIA software to design its entire fleet of Train Engines & Coaches. CATIA also has a strong presence in the industrial equipment industry. Industrial manufacturing machinery companies like Schuler and Metso also use CATIA, as well as heavy mobile machinery and equipment companies like CLAAS, and also various Industrial Equipment product companies like ALSTOM power and ABB group. This shows the dynamic characteristics of CATIA and It finds use in wide variety of industries despite it being more constrained than others!
As off automotive companies they use CATIA to varying degrees including BMW, Porsche, Daimlar AG, Chrysler, Honda, Audi, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volkswagen, Bentley, Volvo, Fiat, Renault, Toyota, Ford, Hyundai, Tesla Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra. Goodyear uses it in making tires for automotive and aerospace and also uses a customised catia for its design and development. Many automotive companies use CATIA for car structures- door breams, IP supports, Bumper beams,
Bikerz United Under One Roof!
A Road Trip: Chennai-Bangalore-Elagiri
After a long wait I decided to make a trip from Chennai to Bangalore. I had left Chennai
by Friday afternoon in the hope to reach Bangalore by night fall and was soon on the
Bangalore highway which was quite busy with traffic.
I began to enjoy the ride and for the
first time came to know the enemy of
speed biking on the highway WIND!!!
It was a big struggle with the wind as
even at 100kmph the wind is strong
enough to blow the bike from one lane
to other but thanks to the CBR, I
managed to steer against the wind.
I reached Hosur by sunset and after
tanking up the bike and a quick bite dashed off to Bangalore only to find myself caught in
a shower, I hit Bangalore outskirts by 7 and was literally freezing because of the shower
and reached my final destination by 8.
After two days of roaming around in Bangalore it was time to ride back again! On the way
back i decided to make a detour to Elagiri and set off early in the morning and reached
Elagiri by mid noon and just loved the ride uphill, it was brilliant and the climate was just
perfect although clouds were looming above there was no rain after reaching the top had
a tea and circled once before getting back on my way to Chennai.
The rest of the trip was uneventful and I reached Chennai by 4 in the evening dead tired
the bike on the other hand showed little signs of strain and felt like it could do many km’s
more at a stretch! V.Sai Sandeep
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