HULL UNIVERSITY FORMULA STUDENT TEAM PUBLICATION

APRIL 2012

HUFS Bulletin
Br ingi ng Te am Ne w s a nd Up d ate s Str ai ght to your Inb ox

TEAM PRINCIPAL

Jerome Greenhalgh
3 Y r Mechanical Engineering HEAD OF ENGINEERING
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A Message from Jerome Greenhalgh, Team Principal

This past month has been one of the quietest for the team since the start of the year, as University work came to a head. However with many components arriving such as the brakes and air intake, work can commence in earnest over the coming weeks. The team has also been given the additional pressure of getting the car ready in time for a visit from the Vice-chancellor of the University, Dr. Calie Pistorius on the 7th of June prior to the first test on the 16th of June. These two major events are testimony to the hard work that has gone into bringing the team this far but also highlights the tough challenges to be faced in the build up to these events. What has been especially satisfying over the past month is that a great deal of components have arrived giving the team extra motivation to get them all fitted to the car in the coming weeks. The support that the team continues to receive gives great encouragement, and with the competition looming ever closer as well as our first test we would like to make it as easy as possible for this support to continue. The team would like to welcome you to our pit area at the competition from the 13th-15th of July at Silverstone. For details and tickets please refer to www.formulastudent.com. Details will also be circulated regarding our testing sessions as soon as they are finalised. Finally, I would like to personally thank you for your continued support of the team and our activities and hope that you will be able to join us over the coming months to see the car running and meet the team members. Jerome Greenhalgh

Brian Houston MEng

P hD Student TEAM MEMBERS PhD Student

Imran Khan MEng

3 Y r Mechanical Engineering
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Charles Hexter Aishwarya Gowda Yatine Nirvan Amit Jimi Joice Joseph Nur Afiqah Yaya Pouyan Mehryar Suva Tamang James Bright Lim David S eck
2nd Y r M echanical Engineering

Mayank Sharma Simon Baker Daniel Padmore Jack James Linda Paine Guy Wiseman
1st Yr M echanical Engineering

Alistair Nicholson Calvin Pritchard George Kersey Richard Perkins

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The Development of the HU-Challenger

Since the cars public unveiling, where the focus was on demonstrating the cars key features and form, the teams efforts have now been shifted to address the function of this year's flagship vehicle. With the competition drawing ever closer and dynamic testing arranged for mid-June, we are currently working hard to turn design concepts into reality and are aiming to have a fully operational vehicle by the beginning of June. In last month's issue we introduced a new avenue of design development in the form of our double back plate design. This late design alteration came about when taking the rear end design from concept to embodiment; we discovered that some of the integral concepts such as suspension geometries and engine mounting would be very difficult to realise successfully. As a result it was back to the drawing board for many of the key components. This highlighted the fact that the design phase is an iterative process and that it is impossible to address all potential issues at the conceptual stage. By using issues faced at the embodiment and prototype stage to feed back into the design, we can ensure that we move the vehicle towards a comprehensive, robust and realisable solution. The process of taking conceptual design through to a functioning product is a very stressful time for everyone involved and often feels like for every progression there is a greater problem. However, each problem overcome is an 123456789 experience gained and with continual development and devotion I am confident that we can arrive at a competitive flagship vehicle that we can all be proud of. Brian Houston, Chief Engineer Above: Latest rear view render of the HU-Challenger

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With exams and dissertations fresh on the minds of many of the team, everyone has had to pull together to maximise the progress on the car. Having set a preliminary testing date of the 16th of June, we must make sure to utilise the time we have to produce a fully working car which will be ready for testing and most importantly, for the competition. Here are some of the latest updates: With the drivers decided and the sheet metal fabricated in the drivers cockpit, the next stage is to allow them to sit comfortably within the car. In order to do this, the driver will find a comfortable position before seat foam will be used to mark out where they are sitting. The foam will then be allowed to set, holding the driver in place. To accommodate both drivers some compromise will have to be made, but as both drivers are of similar build this shouldnt arise much of a problem. An OBP Universal Kit car Pedal box was chosen for use on this years car. The next stage is to fit it to the car and make it adjustable to be suitable for both the drivers. The accelerator and clutch cables, as well as the brake lines, can then all be fitted.

The impact attenuator arrived from Italy earlier this month. This is a mandatory safety feature that aims to absorb 7350 Joules of energy in an impact. This is constructed from IMPAXX700 foam and will be attached to the chassis using 6 bolts as per the regulations.

The latest render shows our Car number for the competition is 157. This commemorates the 57th year since the death of this great engineer and the team looks forward to working with the same determination to succeed that he showed throughout his career.

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The latest rear view render shows how the back plate has been adapted to its final design concept. Weight saving determined the look of this idea as well as being structurally sound. With all the geometries of the A-arms set and the differential brackets ready, the 2nd back plate is set to be machined. The exhaust and differential cover are also on show in this design which will both be made from alloy plate giving aesthetic appeal to the rear of the car. The jacking bar is highlighted in orange to adhere to the rules for the competition.

Behind the body panels will be the radiators for the cars coolant system. To get the maximum cooling power possible there will be one on each side of the car and in order to get maximum efficiency from these, they will be mounted perpendicular to the flow of air. Another major component group to arrive was the brake discs and calipers. With the first back plate specifically designed with slots to allow the discs to rotate through it and allow the whole design to be more compact and the differential mounting brackets designed to allow the calipers to attach directly to them, all the components are looking ready to come together as the final pieces are machined and ready to go.

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Sponsors & Benefactors

The team relies solely on sponsorship from companies for its finance as well as the time and energy of its team members and the support of the Engineering Department. Every contribution is gratefully accepted and a variety of different advertising options are available. Please use the enclosed contact details if you are interested in becoming involved.
The team wishes to thank all our current sponsors for their support:

INTERESTED?
If you are interested in the developments of the team or would like to get involved please do not hesitate to contact one of the team leaders. Any form of help would be graciously accepted.

Team Leaders

Jerome Greenhalgh
E-mail: jerome.greenhalgh@googlemail.com Mobile: 07936 849 937

Platinum Sponsor

The Swift Group

www.swiftgroup.co.uk Gold Sponsor

Sargent Electrical
sargentshop.co.uk

Brian Houston
E-mail: brianhouston@hotmial.co.uk Mobile: 07891 029 289 Please visit the Hull University Formula Student team website at www.hull.ac.uk/formulastudent or on the Team Facebook Page: www.facebook.com Please follow us on Twitter @HullFS Newsletter Edited by

Linecross
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Progressive CNC
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Gassco AS
www.gassco.no Silver Sponsor

Edwin-Snowden and Co Ltd.

www.edwin-snowden.co.uk

CGI Visual
www.cgi-visual.com Bronze Sponsors

Mollart Engineering
www.mollart.com

J. Greenhalgh & S. Baker If you have any comments please contact Jerome Greenhalgh directly using the afore mentioned details. Images courtesy of Hull University Formula Student team and relevant companies. No reproduction of these images without the explicit written permission from the team or the respective companies.

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