1. GFR Formula SAE (2009-Present)

GFR11c and GFR11e

GFR11 Team Photo from Hockenheim Germany

Accomplishments:

• 1st Place Acceleration: Germany

• 3rd Place Overall: Germany

• DNF: Austria

• DNS: FSUK

My Contributions:

• Mechanical Design Technical Lead

• ePowertrain Concept Formation

• Motor & Controller Selection

• Tuning

• Li-Poly Battery Pack Design, Cell Selection

• Motor Cooling and Case Redesign

• Vehicle Suspension Setup (Driver)

GFR10

Specifications:

GFR11e in Endurance in Germany in the Dark and Rain

Accomplishments:

1st Place Overall: Michigan, Austria, Italy

1st Place Endurance: Michigan, Austria, Italy

1st Place AutoX: FSUK

1st Place Acceleration: California

1st Place Design: Michigan, California, FSUK, Germany, Austria

1st Place Presentation: Michigan, California, Austria

DNF: California, FSUK, Germany

My Contributions:

• Technical Director (overseeing all major technical decisions and systems integration)

• Developed Standardized Testing Tracks to Provide Consistent Test

• Implemented Standard Knowledge Sharing and Transfer System for the International Collaboration with Google Docs

• Powertrain Lead, Engine Building, Engine ECU Turing, Fuel economy improvement with BSFC Analysis Techniques, Acoustic Knock Detection.

• Lead Data Acquisition Selection and Implementation

• Improvement of Dyno Testbench, including Direct Measurement of dyno torque to MoTeC ACL by reading Dyno Strain Gauge. Identified and corrected a 15% calibration error in Dyno Torque Measurement.

• Vehicle Suspension Setup (Driver)

Forming GFR

History:

• First Student exchange was in 2005. One of the original

• Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg (DHBW) Ravensburg students went back Germany from OSU and formed the first Formula SAE team and the DHBW.

• Since then there has been students exchanging and coming to OSU Spring term every year.

• Starting is 2008 the plans for a collaboration were started and three students including myself joined the DHBW team in competition in Germany.

• During the 2009 year we had students exchanged working on the designs of each others cars and we shared CAD models, and knowledge while trying to setup a Product Data Management (PDM) system to enable International CAD Collaboration.

My Contributions:

• Member of the original group of 8 Steering Committee members (4 German and 4 American) that envisioned and formed the global collaboration that is now GFR. We even decided on the name "Global Formula Racing"

• Spent 4 summers and 2 terms in Germany to forge interpersonal relationships and the cultural appreciation necessary to make GFR viable.

• Taught English at the DHBW for 2 terms.

• Lead development on the communication tools within Google Docs and Google sites that have become the primary collaboration medium that we use within GFR.

• As Technical Director I have been responsible for the success of the team as a unit, which is used as a direct measure of the successfulness of the collaboration.

The GFR10 Orange car at a testing day before it's Michigan Debut

CATIA CAD Rendering of the GFR10 Blue car

2009 Competition in Germany with DHBW and OSU working together but competing against each other.