1. Concept of Formula SAE
The Formula SAE (FSAE) competition challenges students to conceive, design, manufacture and
compete with formula style open wheel race cars. The concept of the competition is that a
manufacturing firm has engaged a design team to produce a prototype formula car for evaluation as a
potential production item with the target market being the weekend autocross racer. Vehicles are judged
on their design, cost, manufacturability, serviceability, and most importantly the performance on track.
Annual Formula SAE competitions are held across the globe. The aim of formula SAE is to give the
engineers of tomorrow a taste of the challenges they will face in the wider world of work ,to develop
their ability to analyse and handle real life situations .
Ashwa Racing and Team Structure
Ashwa Racing is R. V. College of Engineering’s FSAE Team dedicated towards building race cars that
compete in the international arena alongside several university teams from across the globe. As we were
building two prototypes- hybrid and combustion variants, technical and managerial skills had to work in
tandem to meet deadlines within budget constraints. This made Ashwa Racing a small scale industry
working within the boundaries of the graduation school, exposing us to finer intricacies similar to that
of an industry. The team is supported and guided by the elite alumni members, faculty advisor and
sponsor partners who represent the Steering Committee. The team operates under the leadership of
Project Manager and each member part of the team shares both technical as well as managerial
responsibilities. The figure below depicts the roles of various people involved with the project.
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2. My Contribution to the Project
Formula SAE Italy, 2012 Event:
I was selected to the team as a trainee member for the FSAE Italy, 2012 event. My initial work involved
an overview of all subsystems and basic machining training. I gained experience working with Fibre
Reinforced Polymer (FRP) and Carbon Fibre while working on the prototype body. On the management
side I started working on sponsorship and marketing, logistics and supply chain management.
Hybrid Prototype:
I joined the core team that initiated the Hybrid variant design in 2013. I worked on regenerative breaking
system as well as the safety systems on the hybrid prototype. The designed Hybrid prototype was
successfully fabricated in 2014 and competed at Formula Hybrid, USA in 2015. Due to academic
constraints I was not able to accompany the team that participated at the event
Formula SAE Italy, 2014 Event:
I worked on the brakes and safety team. I was involved in fabrication of the brake pedals and the
complete brake assembly. As the member of the supply chain management and logistics team, I
designed a shipping crate and fabricated it with the help of Bhumiputra Architecture Company for the
purpose of shipping the prototypes of Ashwa Racing. To minimize the sea freight cost during shipping,
the crate was designed with minimum dimensions; capable enough to fit the prototype, but at the event
site it could be converted into a workstation by extending its roof. I was involved in raising sponsorship
for logistics and transportation activities.
Formula Student India (FDC), 2015 Event:
For the Formula Student India event I was Project Manager of the team and my work involved
designing and fabricating hydraulic clutch actuation system for Suzuki GSXR engine. Further I worked
on design, fabrication and implementation of semi-automatic pneumatic gear shifter. I headed the
Logistics, Infrastructure and Supply Chain Management team for the season. I co-presented the
Business plan at the event scoring 57.4/75 and was ranked 7
th
amongst 40 participating teams.
Formula SAE Italy, 2015 Event:
I was involved in design and fabrication of fixtures for the chassis welding of 2015 prototype which
took part in FSAE Italy, 2015. Further I developed hydraulic clutch actuation system for Honda CBR
600 cc engine. I headed the work on cost reduction and manufacturing optimization plan for Formula
SAE Italy 2015, which helped the team secure the 12
th
place amongst 43 teams in cost analysis event. I
presented the Business plan at the event scoring 62.7/75 and was ranked 13
th
amongst participating
teams
While working as the project manager of the team, I Introduced “Manufacturing Portfolio”, a specific
fabrication booklet for each component to be fabricated. This unique booklet contained all the details
including purchase of raw material, fabrication vendor details, fabrication methods and design details.
This booklet reduced the dependence of the vendor on the designer for inputs and also eliminated the
need for the designer to be present at the time fabrication. I also introduced Standard Checklists for
Assembly which reduced the assembly cycle time. The checklist was supplemented with comments from
the team members, thus ensuring passage of information to the future team members.
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