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MD25 was a huge achievement for the team, being able to bring a functional car to competition. Passing accumulator tech inspection was also a significant challenge that we managed to achieve as a team. Overall the electrical subsystem last year was functional ...

Overall, as the first competition with a EV, it was a success. Although we weren't able to participate in dynamic events, tech inspection was able to teach us a lot. Understanding the process for inspections and the thought process for the judges allows us to ...

The BSPD is an integral component of the shutdown circuit. Its function is to detect situations where braking and high power usage occur simultaneously. In other words, if the driver is accelerating and braking at the same time, the BSPD will trigger the shutd...

Having data backed decisions is a important part of FSAE and for any engineering and design project. Everything should have a reason for why it is set up the way that it is. Data logging is a important part of this. Having some hard data to back things up is g...

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The Automated Energy Governance & Intelligent Storage (AEGIS) Board sits on top of each segment. The goal of this board is to integrate many systems together onto one board for convenience by simplify wiring to improve reliability. All the wiring is handled on...

The dashboard is a electronic display to inform the driver on the status of the vehicle.  The required items to be displayed are fault and safety related. On MD25, the dashboard was composed of multiple LEDs wired separately. This caused issues with wiring an...

There is lots to learn in the world of electronics, overtime you will slowly learn the ins and outs. I think there is a steeper learning curve in the electrical side to the team then there is to the mechanical side. Both sides have very complex projects to tac...

PCB design is an important part of electrical engineering, for Academy Racing as well as university (EEDP1 and EEPD2). PCB design allow you to design bespoke solutions for your problem, you can't always buy off the shelf solutions for everything. With the i...