SUBTEAMS
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Mechanical
The mechanical sub-team is responsible for the design and construction of the chassis, integrating structural elements that support the battery and key electrical components (e.g., PCB, RGB sensor, and power management systems). These design considerations help ensure the car remains stable and travels in a straight line on the competition surface.
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Our team currently uses CAD software such as SolidWorks and Fusion 360, along with 3D printing software (e.g., Bambu Studio), to design and fabricate the chassis.
02
Battery
The battery sub-team is responsible for designing and building an energy source using an electro-chemical reaction to reliably power the car within the rules of the AIChE competition.
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The energy source must be able to be constructed at the day of competition as well as withstand varying intensities of testing conditions.
03
Circuitry
Circuitry's main role is to design and implement both hardware and firmware systems, typically using custom PCB's and eCAD software such as Altium Desginer.
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Rigorous testing is needed to ensure hardware sensors in the car are able to detect changes as a result of chemical reactions, as well as interacting with firmware within the nano-controllers for precise timing and control of reactions.
04
Laboratory
Our laboratory sub-team is tasked with designing a precise and accurate chemical reaction, with it's completion used as a stopping mechanism for the car within a specified amount of time and distance.
The rate of completion within the reaction is used to stop the motor; calculated using a calibration curve and the concentration of reagents as a result of the reaction.
