UoP Racing Newsletters 1st Issue (March 2014) | Page 11

Powertrain For the new year, the Battery Management System design is almost finished and the production is ready to begin while technical documents for the competitions are under composition. Preparations for next testing are underway, in order to obtain as much info as possible for the UoP4e vehicle tuning. At the same time, each subgroup is focused on research and evaluation of the proposed solutions for every subsystem of the vehicle that will be used for the UoP5e car, including existing design and newly developed solutions. Concept design phase is almost finished and the first parts design has already started, while manufacturing of BMS test parts is being scheduled. Marketing & Communications Significant improvement has been achieved from the members of the Marketing subteam too. As concerns the Business Plan Presentation , a new approach is decided this year with the main goal being the preparation of a “real-life” business plan. Cost Analysis is also at a very satisfactory level with the members working hard for its fulfillment. It is remarkable the fact that this year the team consists of members who are devoted only to business plan and cost analysis respectively due to the fact that this season team decided to make the best so far in static events, making use of the available manpower in a more productive way. Suspension The outcome of the last two competitions was positive for the subteam since the suspension of UoP4e proved to be quite successful due to the properly engineered design, always keeping in mind the weight reduction. For this season the subteam focuses on data acquisition from testing periods in order to create a set of configurations that will bring the best out of the suspension system for every dynamic event. Additionally , improvements will be conducted in unsprung components in order to achieve the minimization of the camber compliance and an even better operating suspension. Greece |uopracingteam.com| [email protected]