Final Design

Summary of Final Design

Each quick release system has four main components, its comprised of a Clamp-Rite 13030CR toggle lever, a connector platform, the Anderson SB 50 stabilizer and the acrylic railings.The connector platform is piece of ¼” thick 6061 aluminum machined with a through hole to fit the toggle lever plunge, housing both the Anderson connector and banana plug, as well as the stabilizer block. The connector is the main design component and is the key to our system’s success, with the railings designed to add height to the levers allowing the connectors to be wired correctly. The toggle lever provides the necessary force to unmate the Anderson connector and the banana plugs. This system is designed to cater to the different setups between the front 6 batteries and the rear eight.

The Data Acquisition system is made up of three components. The first of the three components, the NI myRIO is the main hub that saves and processes the acquired data. The myRIO is also the accelerometer and incline sensor as it has a built in 3-axis accelerometer. It is set up in a vibration-dampened wood housing in the trunk of the vehicle. The second component of the system is the pitot tube wind sensor. The pitot tube is set up at the bottom right of the car’s bumper where flow is laminar and closest to ideal. Finally, the vehicle’s speed sensor from the transmission output drive is used to for the car’s velocity.