Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

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Society of Automotive Engineers
(SAE)
TAMUQ Student Chapter Orientation
Meeting October 8, 2006
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What is SAE?

• Founded in 1905
• Largest organization in defining aerospace and
  automotive engineering standards
• Sections in over 97 countries
• A shared network of engineering knowledge

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SAE Categories

• Automobiles

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SAE Categories

• Aerospace

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Functions of SAE Student Sections

• Arrange technical lectures
• Arrange symposiums and contests
• Arrange technical field trips
• Participate in student competitions
• Aero design
• Formula SAE
• Baja SAE
• Supermilage

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TAMU and SAE

• TAMU has been joining the Formula SAE competition
  (FSAE) since 1998
• TAMU has been won official competitions over the
  past 4 years
• TAMU has also developed the Sunracer solar car
  and taken part in competitions in the US and
  Canada.

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TAMU and SAE

• TAMU has been joining the Formula SAE competition
  (FSAE) since 1998
• The project is designed in the fall and built and
  tested in the spring semester
• TAMU has won official competitions over the past
  4 years.

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TAMU Solar Car (Sunracer)
http//www.tamu.edu/sunraycer/
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Our plans.

• Arrange two technical lectures for the academic
  year
• Arrange a technical field trip
• Design and build solar scaled solar vehicle

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Vision

• Be able to build a fully operational vehicle to
  participate in regional contests

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Exploded view of a solar car

• chassis
• wheels and bearings
• power source
• transmission
• body shell

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Exploded view Electrical System
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Exploded view Mechanical System
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Exploded view Source of Power

• The solar array is the vehicle's only source of
  power
• The array is made up of many (often several
  hundred) photovoltaic solar cells that convert
  the sun's energy into electricity
• The cells are wired together to form strings.
  Several strings are often wired together to form
  a section or panel that has a voltage close to
  the nominal battery voltage
• The power from the array is used either to power
  the electric motor or stored in the battery pack
  for later use

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Solar Vehicles
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sources

• www.sae.org
• www.tamu.edu
• http//www.infovisual.info/05/002_en.html
• evri.ou.edu/solar/index.php
• www.geae.com
• auto.howstuffworks.com
• www.michaelp.org
• www.airliners.net
• www.vki.com
• www.autoauditorium.com/.../photos_015.html
• www.wsc.org.au/2005/competition/our.teams/Soleon/
  
• tesladownunder.com/Models.htm

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• Thank You
• For more information
• Contact Prof Reza Langari, Advisor of the
  Chapter
• Ameer Khader, Chair of the Chapter
• Ibrahim Zein, Treasurer of the
  Chapter
• Online www.sae.org