WPI's 2019 vehicle is the culmination of an aggressive team effort to transition to a one year build cycle. The car is a bottom up refinement of the groundwork laid by the 2018 build team, with a heavy emphasis on improving drivability, power, and ergonomics without additional weight. The frame is completely redesigned to increase length and width in the driver compartment, significantly increasing comfort. The pedal assembly is redesigned to allow quick and simple adjustment for a wider range of driver heights. On the powertrain side, a new engine, piston, and intake design combined with more detailed engine modeling to meet our power goals. These changes come together in a car that allows its driver to focus on what matters...going fast.

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Creator

• Harris, Justin Christopher
• Freed, Matthew William
• Chakalos, James R.
• Meagher, James Nicholas
• Dyer, Justin Aaron

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042319-090403

Advisor

• Hall, John R.
• Planchard, David C.

Year

• 2019

Date created

• 2019-04-23

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-01