The production phase of the DUT10 started and like last year, it starts with a luxurious relaxing weekend.
About 20 team members traveled down to the small town of Anloy in the snowy Ardennes. After a ride through centimeters of snow we arrived at our villa which had everything.. With 4 living rooms, 3 kitchens, 6 bathrooms and 2 games rooms with table football, table tennis, air hockey, pool table, darts, etc. it was a very good stay. Obviously, the beamer came along on which films were shown continuously.
After exploring the house for the first night, the idea was to find a ski piste in the neighborhood. But with the heavy snow it was almost impossible to drive and we decided to stay around the house. Nevertheless, there was plenty to do. After a good breakfast with Belgian baguette, Ardennes ham and eggs it was time for an active day which was filled by snowball fights, a little bit of football and then ‘levend stratego’ in the forest. after a good meal that evening, poker was played late into the night, films were shown and some people just relaxed in one of the baths in the house.
After a good night sleep and an extensive breakfast on Sunday the conditions were perfect for cross-country ski. One group went for 6 kilometer where others went even further and for 8 kilometer. But fortunately for all there was gluhwein and hot chocolate at the end to warm up again.
Back at the villa, the weekend ended with a big pile of pancakes, after which everyone traveled back to Delft.
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This month we already produced three impact attenuators, also called crash noses. Thursday the 21st of January we tested them at Corus. The crash noses need to absorb the energy of a car that weighs 300 kg and hits a wall with 25 km/h, quite an impact! Our crash noses are made of composite materials which makes them very light, about 800 grams for a nose. The tests went well, we now have a lot of valuable data to make our final nose, which we also have to test. This is to proof that that nose is safe enough to use at the competition.
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2 Minutes and 44.930 seconds. This was the time required to complete the 15 quiz questions of the Formula Student Germany registration. With a 9th place in this round of registration, the DUT Racing Team will be present at both events in Germany and England.
Every year, registration to events is a race as well. Unless you hold a top 10 position at a certain event from the year before, registration is not guaranteed. With our 2nd place at FSUK last year, participation to that event was certain. As we didn’t finish the endurance at FSG2009 and ended up 18th overall, we had to take the registration quiz.
As mentioned before, we will go to Formula Student in Germany with two (!) cars. The electric team DUT-E already registered to FSE last week. Both cars will start with number 85. In combination with the addition E for FSE, the DUT-E team will start with number E85, the fuel of the DUT10.
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On behalf of the DUT10 team I would like to wish everyone a prosperous 2010. I hope we can learn a lot and make it a succesfull year together!
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D-Day + 1: one day after the Design Presentation, a group of 20 team members defied the cold and snow for another kart outing, this time at IKCR in Roosendaal. Due to the low temperatures it was a bit slippery, both on and off track, while some people took the opportunity to stage a snowball fight afterwards. However, good throwing skills don’t count in a racing car and luckily everybody could also drive pretty quick in a kart. In fact, most members didn’t want to stop, even after a third time!
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This evening the design of the tenth car in the DUT Racing car family has been presented to a large crowd. About 150 team members, friends, family, sponsors and members of URE (Eindhoven) attended the unveiling of the DUT10 in the faculty of Aerospace Engineering. After a short movie of the tragic end of FSG last summer, we looked forward to the new year, new possibilities, and of course, getting back the FSG Trophy.
All our engineers have worked hard the past months to evolve the successful design of last year. Even though the design has some exterior similarities, almost every part has been redesigned. There are some notable improvements in the design. The monocoque moulds will be the same, however the side impact structure will be raised with the use of a new 3rd mould. This will increase the overall safety of the car, which is one of the spearheads of this year.
Furthermore the focus of this year will be on simplicity (easier to manufacture). Many parts are designed for production. Also, the steering mount will be cast out of aluminum and the Rear Engine Mounts will be laser sintered from titanium at Airbus.
The DUT10 will run on E85 and with a higher compression ratio we hope to gain some power and be more fuel efficient. The suspension will be designed on 10’’ tires and will be compatible with 13’’ tires. This year we will also focus on the aerodynamics. A new design of the sidepods and the use of diffusers will provide some extra dynamic down force.
Below you can view the unveiling video of the DUT10. Enjoy and see you coming summer.
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Tomorrow it is time for the Design Presentation of the DUT10! The new design is finished and that is reason for a celebration.
You are all welcome from 19:30 at the Faculty Room of the faculty Aerospace Engineering. At 20:00 the new design will be presented at room A, whereafter there is the possibility to have a drink at the Faculty Room.
Be there!
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Between the car designing and the team activities, a lot is done to increase the skills of our engineers. For example, last month we had an Abaqus FEM and Henkel glueing course.
But we don’t stick with the theoretical courses, we also look to the practical side of the process. How is this done then? It is done by giving all sorts of courses to the engineers, you can think of glueing, laminating, lathing and milling courses. With these courses we can increase the practical experience of the engineers, next to the theoretical knowledge. This experience can be used during the designing phase, because they know how the producing will go and this knowledge can be used to design in such a way that it will be producible. This has of course advantages for the production phase. Like this we can start with the production phase in an optimal way.
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Wednesday, 25th of November, the day that has been in the minds of many (former) team members of DUT Racing for weeks. This day marked the very first pool tournament organized by the Action Committee (AC). A large part of the local Snooker Palace (the name is a bit of a mystery, because there are far more pooltables than snookertables) was occupied by 36 participants who signed up, old and young, good and bad, but all in a good mood.
The battle was fierce, the competition tough, the results close and the drinks many. In the end one team emerged victorious: Stef de Jong (former team manager) and Jan Taks. Second place went to Joris Aerts and Thijs Hendriks. After the short victory ceremony the group decided to go into Delft centre to score some more…. drinks. Congratulations to the winners and all participants who made this evening every bit as enjoyable. See you at the next AC® activity!
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The production phase of the DUT10 started and like last year, it starts with a luxurious relaxing weekend.
