This project is currently being worked on as an Engineering Capstone Project at the Florida Institute of Technology. I have taken the main role of Systems Engineer for the project, as well as the role of Aerodynamics engineer in the development of the body of the car.
The project involves designing and manufacturing a vehicle for the Prototype Internal Combustion Engine class of the Shell Eco-Marathon competition, where the objective is to achieve the highest fuel-efficiency in the competing category by modifying a small engine and designing a light and aerodynamically efficient vehicle. My two roles are described below.
As the Systems Engineer for this project, I was tasked with designing a System architecture and coordinating all subsystems of the vehicle, as well as defining the mission concept, overseeing and coordinating the mission requirements and objectives, maintaining a schedule, and reporting our progress status to management and to professors.
As one of 4 aerodynamics engineers on this project, I worked on designing the body of the vehicle and mainly conducted several CFD analysis during the development of the design, also assisting with alterations being made due to changes in other subsystems and in defining the materials and process of manufacturing.