SAE Lab

Yeap! We have our own lab now.
D.O.B. : 05/09/2009
Place : Mechanical School, USM Eng. Campus

Cleaning, Moving, Pushing etc


Here is the SAE LAB. Nice? Sure!

The cleaners? Opps! They are the "parents" of the lab. Haha!

USM in for Shell Eco Marathon

USM will take part in Shell Eco Marathon Asia next year July 2010 in Malaysia. After the winning of the recent Perodua Eco Challenge, Team USM has greater boost and eager to participate in more students' project competitions.

Powered by USM SAE chapter, we are building a strong organisation to design, build and drive to race the world's prestigous fuel efficiency car race.

All Interested students especially Year 2 students, please attend the general meeting on 12th August 2009, 5pm at MEK2.

Any interested students of USM in this event, please contact :

David Chew 019-2411088 or cvk33@msn.com

EIMA TRIP

For those who have registered for the EIMA trip, please gather:

venue: Cafe Lembaran
date: 25th july 2009
time: by 5.30am
things to bring: camera, notebook

Also, for those who involved in Shell Eco Marathon, please do come for a pre trip meeting on this friday at 1 am at either MEK 1 or 2.

Thanks.
-David

USM SAE member registration

Thank you for the interest in registering USM SAE member.

For those who keen in joing usm sae collegiate chapter, you may drop you details to usm_sae@hotmail.com. The membership will be verified only after you have paid Rm10 (collegiate club membership fee) during the official recruitment.

The official recruitment will be held shortly till further notice.

For those who are really interested you may drop you particulars to our club email to register you interest. We will keep your data in our database and will reply you within one week.

Thank you for the interest again.
p/s: do note that there is an underscore between usm and sae of our club email.

-David.

Intervarsity Race Observer Trip-Open for Registration

Program: UTM Educational International Motorsports and Automotive Race 2009 (EIMA)
Date: 25th July 2009
Venue: Dato Sagor Circuit, Pasir Salak, Perak

USM SAE will bring an amount of students (around 40 ) to visit the EIMA race. This is a student design and build race car competition. The objective is to learn and share experience with our counterparts about vehicle building. This is a great exposure for Mechanical Engineering students to motorsports.

This trip is open only for year 2 students and above. There will be RM 5 charged for the trip per pax.

For any inquiries please do not hesitate to call David (019-2411088) (student organiser)or Siu Hou (0122926824)(student in charge) or drop emails to usm_sae@hotmail.com

Please give you name, matrix number, email, and RM5 to Siu Hou for trip registration. Thank you.

-David

New features added- Launching the eBulletin

USM SAE chapter is proudly present the eBulletine exclusively for members only. This eBulletin will feature the ongoing student projects of Mechanical Engineering.

This exclusive eBulletin is to secured the membership as an special benefit for our supportive members.

So, whoever wanted an access to eBulletin, register yourself as USM SAE member.

To register as a member, please submit your name, matrix number and major to usm_sae@hotmail.com.

Perodua Eco Challenge - OVERVIEW

Perodua Eco Challenge challenges local engineering university students on fuel economy of a vehicle. It is a great platform for students to gain some hands on experience in modifying a car.

First a Myvi 1.3L (AT) car and RM10,000 are given for modifications, how can it be better for any competition. Various modifications can be done ranging from minor tuning to body shaping to engine retrofitting.

So, what can be done actually to our current Myvi ? How to increase fuel economy? Well if your are interested, here's some tips for ya.

1. Throw off parasitic load, like unwanted spare tyres ( you can call someone to help you out in Malaysia)
2. Turn off air con when you dont feel so hot actually.
3. Prevent idling by turning off your engine whenever is possible. (eg waiting to pick up somebody after tuition, market..)
4. Make sure your tyre is properly inflated. ( the label stuck at the side of the door frame IS your bible. )
5. Tune your car, ask some local car shop to do the tunings.

Okay...what do we do in our modified myvi for the competitions?

• body reshaping ( some minor body modes for appearance and aerodynamics )
• weight reduction ( basically strip the car )
• engine retrofit ( secret weapon)
• ECU hacking

If you're really into it, sign up for USM SAE membership which allows you access to USM SAE chapter e-bulletin. You can see what really is done on the myvi k3ve engine and we got 81% improvement on fuel consumption for the race only, not for on road use.

You can get your membership through notices around mechanical engineering school or approach SAE officers.(2009/2010 2nd Year) David Chew (mech) Siu Hou ( Manufac) Jun Lii ( Mech).

-David

We Are The Robberz, My Friends --- SAE Crew feat. Queen

Jun Lii, giving you the Ve~Li GuD news we must utter!

Like what David said in his previous post, we are now posting you the Ve~Li GuD report from the Perodua Eco-Challenge 2009!

For whom they have little or no time, let's just say it right now:

WE ROBBED THEM 11 UNIZ FROM ALL OF THE 1ST PRIZEZ!!!

(@o@) WWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!!! (OwO)

In a little detail, much to our surprise, WE WON 1st PRIZE in both the "Longest Distance Myvi" & the "Best Exhibition Design & Presentation"!

(@o@) WWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!!! (OwO)

Phew... I'm now exhausted from braggin' about our ViCToRy... At least now I can pay back my 38 hours of sleep debts... Zzz... zzz...

Before signing out, let's sing Queen's song "We are the Champion!"

I've paid my dues
Time after time...
I've not slept for days
But still as bright...
And sleepily mad
I've had a lot...
I've had my share of pillow kicked in my face
But I've come through...!

We are the Robberz, my friends
And we'll keep on robbing - till you're broke
We are the Robberz
We are the Robberz
No time for cheap-doodz
'cause we are the robberz - of the World!!!

I've made my mods
And my panther roars
You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it
I thank us all!

But it's been no bed of roses
Bent valves and leaks
I consider it a challenge before the whole universities
And I ain't gonna lose

We are the Robberz, my friends
And we'll keep on robbing - till you're broke
We are the Robberz
We are the Robberz
No time for cheap-doodz
'cause we are the Robberz - of the World!!!

Good Job, everyone! Awesome auto-skillz & leadership, Henry! Great eco-driving skillz, Chung Hwa! & kudoz to all the other challengers of USM! (Hehe... Please don't take this song very seriously... I'm HiGh on SeRoToNiN!

(@o@) WWWWWOOOOOOHHHHH!!! (OwO) )

Detailed report on Perodua Eco-Challenge coming from any of our crew soon. Look forward to it!

Jun Lii, signing out! (@o@) WWWWWOOOOOOHHHHH!!! (OwO)

Yours Sincerely,

TOO JUN LII
Secretary (2008/09)
USM Collegiate Chapter of SAE

Universiti Sains Malaysia
Engineering Campus
Seri Ampangan, 14300 Nibong Tebal
Seberang Perai Selatan, Pulau Pinang
Malaysia.

Mobile : +60-12-5010539
Primary E-mail : tjl100912@student.usm.my

Perodua Myvi Eco Challenge

USM team will particiapte in the coming Perodua Myvi Eco Challenge which will be held on the 20th June 2009 in Plus Speed Circuit.

This is a relevant eco race that involved engine modification, increase mileage, reduce fuel consumption...

A brief report will be posted after the race.

David Chew.

UTM-EIMA race

What: UTM Educational Innovation of Motorsports and Automotive Race (EIMA RACE) 2009
When: 25th July 09
Venue: Dato Sagor Circuit, Pasir Salak, Perak

We will not participate in the race due to time constraint and lack of capacity, but we will go there as an observer, see how people make it.

Hence, SAE club will organise a observation trip consist of 20-30 people to there and learn from our counterparts.
Registration date will be notified. Priority will be given to SAE members.

David Chew.

Establishment of USM SAE Collegiate Chapter

Dear all, the following is the reply email from SAE international for the establishment of SAE club in USM.
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Thank you for your email and your interest in creating an SAE Collegiate Club at the University of Science, Malaysia (USM). We are in receipt of your material and are working to process your application. We will be in touch soon and appreciate your patience.

Regards,
Diane

Diane McGuire
Sections & Collegiate Chapters
SAE International
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So, i think we gonna plan activities for the coming semester and get it rolling.

David Chew.
Person in charge of USM-SAE.

*(O.o) PHOTOZ & VIDZ (o.O)*

APOLO 3.5 - The Documentation

USM SAE Collegiate Club

Pre-establishment Project:
APOLO 3.5

Project team member:
Chew Vee Kuan, Too Jun Lii, Chong Siu Hou, Low Hock Soon, Fow Jun Yan, Ho Gim Beng, Tan Shi Sheng

Project Period:
5 days

Project End Date:
3 Jan 2009

Venue:
Engine Lab, School of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia

 

Introduction

Project APOLO 3.5 is simply a task to test the capability of SAE members to work hands-on on project.

Project APOLO has evolved from Single Stage Rocket (SSR) to Multi Stage Rocket (MSR) which has given its name APOLO 3.5.

A team of 6 members had worked hard and had fun in these 5 days in the Engine Lab. They managed to build a MSR with the cost of RM18 for the adhesive material, PVC pipes and the like.

This project might become a launch demonstration in the future.

How MSR works?

We made a launcher using PVC pipe with the diameter as large as the diameter of the bottle’s mouth. For instance, we used a 20mm diameter PVC pipe to match the 100-Plus 1.5 liter bottle which will be used as our rocket. (If it is too tight, file (“kikir”) the bottle’s mouth or use sand paper to abrade the PVC pipe).

The trick of the launcher is merely the locking mechanism. We used cable ties and taped them to the pipe in such a way they become the lock.

As for the base, normally people used a plank as the base. Fortunately, we manage to find chairs with rollers in the junk yard. We reused the polymeric spring and the roller stand.

For the rocket part, we categorized our MSR into 3 parts. The bottom part is the Booster. In the middle is the Staging Mechanism. The top part will be our Rocket. At the end of the project, we combined the Booster and the Staging Mechanism to reduce the assembly of 3 parts into 2 parts assembly.

The critical part of MSR is the Staging Mechanism. How you design it to trigger the secondary Rocket to launch in mid-air. Our primary design is shown as below.

We tied the Booster to the roller stand with raffia string. The purpose is to pull down the Booster and also trigger the launch of the secondary Rocket in mid-air. This Staging Mechanism is using inertia to do the staging.

We also added the parachutes to our Rocket. The trick to making a good parachute is to make a hole in the center of the parachute. The theory is when the parachute deploys, the air flows through the center and that flow will provide stability in addition to air resistance when the air flows against the parachute.

There is another parachuting prototype that we did not try it out. However, from tests made with a very strong fan, the collapsible parachute did provide a lot of air-resistance once the Rocket starts to drop. We taped the cut segments of the body of a 5-L bottle to the cable ties that is taped to the Rocket. Then slices of a garbage bag are taped around the opened flaps. 

Materials used in APOLO 3.5:

-100 Plus Bottles X 2

-Kikapoo Bottles X 2

-PTFE X 1

-PVC cement glue X 1

-Epoxy glue X 1

-PVC pipes (20mm outer diameter)

-Duct tape X 1

-PVC end cap X 3 (20mm inner diameter)

-roller stand’s polymeric spring (or halved bottle)

-air compressor (or bicycle pump)

-plastic bags

-cable ties

-bicycle tyre valve X 2

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Brought to you by,

DAVID CHEW VEE KUAN
Chairman (2008/09)
USM SAE Collegiate Chapter

Contact #: 0192411088

AND

TOO JUN LII
Secretary (2008/09)
USM SAE Collegiate Chapter

Engineering Campus
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Seri Ampangan, 14300 Nibong Tebal
Seberang Perai Selatan, Pulau Pinang
Malaysia.

Mobile : +60-12-5010539

Primary E-mail : tjl100912@student.usm.my 

Secondary E-mail : toojunlii@gmail.com