Chassis

Meetings: Fridays @ 5:30 PM

Working as the backbone of the vehicle, a well-designed chassis will promote better performance of the vehicle, safety, and comfort to the driver. Strict FSAE rules must be followed to ensure a properly designed frame will protect the driver at all times. This being the case, there continue to be endless design possibilities that allow young engineers to design a chassis that can take a vehicles performance to its fullest extent. An understanding of vehicle dynamics, manufacturing, driver ergonomics, and integration of other vehicle subsystems is needed to successfully build a chassis. For this reason, members with diverse set skills and passion to learn is required.

Ethan Gamero

eag180006@utdallas.edu

Chassis Lead

"I'm exicted to be your 2024 and 2025 chassis lead!"

PROJECTS

DESIGN

Design of the chassis with respect to torsional rigidity, weight, and driver safety

Industry Software

Use standard software such as SolidWorks and Ansys to design and analyze the chassis

VEHICLE DYNAMICS

Understanding of how a car responds to driver input and static conditions

Vehicle Test Bench

SKILLS

New members can expect to gain practical experience with aero and vehicle dynamics. They will experience the full engineering process, from research & development, prototyping, design, and finally testing & validation. Throughout the design process members will gain proficiency with professional software such as SolidWorks and Ansys to aid in their design process. They will get opportunities to manage projects and work with other sub-teams to make their projects more effective. Additionally, members should expect to gain a plethora of soft skills such as speaking, collaboration, and more. This should lead to well-rounded members that can easily transition into the industry.

NEW MEMBERS

New members will walk through a semester long course to prepare them for component design in spring. Throughout each stage in the learning process, members will take part in projects that support the necessary concepts and will act as a metric for their progress. In the end, we aim to provide a practical vehicle engineering experience that is not present anywhere else at UTD.