Designing and manufacturing of Formula SAE-Hybrid racecar for a new engineering education program

This paper addresses the preparation and participation of new collegiate design series “Formula SAE-hybrid (FSAE-Hybrid)” under society of automotive engineers (SAE). These participation processes of FSAE-Hybrid are required various engineering knowledge as well as practical skills in terms of the design engineering education in university. The car is built in an open-wheel, single seat, plug-in hybrid racecar. The design issues of FSAE-Hybrid emphasize powertrain innovation and fuel efficiency in high hybrid power management. It is next generation vehicle, even though base model of FSAE-Hybrid is based on FSAE regulations and rules. Also, the several processes of competition, design, cost, and sale presentation, required the team management and team-work for university students. Students would utilize the software (CATIA and Pro-E) of computer-aided design in order to design chassis and suspension, including especially upright. Based on a design part and a frame, they should analyze stress distribution of each part and flow visualization of intake as well as exhaust. Also, the integrated vehicle is simulated by estimating the estimation of fuel-economy of hybrid management (supervisory control logic) via Matlab/Simulink and vehicle dynamics via Adams program.