Formula Student Germany 2016 Race Report
Formula SAE Michigan 2016 Race Report
Formula SAE Lincoln 2016 Race Report
Formula SAE Michigan 2015 Race Report
Moving Forward into the 2016 Season
( 9 July 2015)
AUFSAE is pleased to announce the 2016 Leadership team:
- Team Captain: Jonathan Ashworth, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
- Chief Powertrain Engineer: Joe Stitt, Mechanical Engineering
- Chief Chassis Engineer: Kyle Kubik, Mechanical Engineering
- Marketing Director: Payson Williams, Mechanical Engineering
Our 2015 Chief Chassis Engineer, Jordan French, graduated in December with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and will be attending graduate school for a PhD at University of Utah this Fall. Our 2015 Chief Powertrain Engineer, Jimmy Gordon, graduated in May with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and accepted a position at SpaceX as a Ground Support Equipment Engineer in McGregor, Texas. Our 2015 Marketing Director, Cheyenne Johnson, will be graduating in August with a Psychology degree and is currently seeking employment in Los Angeles, possibly with an engineering company.
The 2016 team will transition back to a team captain structure for the next year. The Germany competition is fairly late in the year compared to the US competitions, so design for AU-2016 has started and will continue after FSG.
Testing has been a major priority the past few weeks, and it will continue through Friday. Over the weekend, we will be assembling our crate and packing all of the necessities for competition. Tuesday morning the crate will be picked up & we will be united when we land in Germany.
For daily updates on AU-2015, please visit our Facebook page.
Greetings from AUFSAE!
( 1 August 2014)
The 2015 Formula SAE Racing season is in full swing, and Auburn Formula is as busy as ever. As we move into the 2015 racing season, we have settled upon a team structure led by co-captains Jimmy Gordon and Jordan French.
Jimmy Gordon, a senior in Mechanical Engineering has acquired experience through various internships, including time at SpaceX and Mercedes Benz. Jimmy will be leading our Powertrain engineers for the 2015 season. Jordan French is a senior in Mechanical Engineering as well, and has spent time with composites manufacturing while working at Griffon Aerospace. Jordan will be spearheading our Chassis Engineering efforts for 2015. Cheyenne Johnson is taking over the role as Marketing Director. She worked with our previous Team Captain and Marketing Director, Andrew Rains, over the past year and has learned a great deal from him and from experience with War Eagle Motorsports and Auburn Formula SAE.
For the 2015 Racing season, we will focus our resources on the Formula SAE Michigan event in May and the Formula Student Germany competition August. By attending these two competitions, we will be competing with the top international teams and be putting Auburn Formula in the spotlight on an International Stage. While this takes a departure from what has become relatively standard in recent years (FSAE Michigan in May, then FSAE Lincoln in June), the team is in a position now to compete overseas and go toe-to-toe with the best teams Europe has to offer.
We are currently in the design phase for 2015. Our engineers are hard at work gathering valuable data from the 2014 and 2013 cars to influence the design of the 2015 Auburn Formula car – slated for a design completion of October 1, 2014. We are all incredibly excited about the bright future ahead and look forward to keeping you updated!
WAR EAGLE!
AU-2014 Drives for the First Time!
(March 30, 2014)
AU-2014 took its first steps today as AUFSAE engineers put the finishing touches on the car they have worked so hard to build over the past six months. Utilizing a light-weight ten inch wheel design, and all-new carbon fiber monocoque, AU-2014 embodies what Auburn Engineering stands for as this new competitor pushes the boundaries of vehicle design. The new machine will begin testing this week at the Auburn University Regional Airport as the team prepares to take on the one of the world’s toughest FSAE competitions in Brooklyn, Michigan this May.
The team now enters testing season and will be working each day to prepare the car to tackle both static and dynamic events. Over the next three weeks the team will develop AU-2014 into a reliable race-ready machine, and will be extracting its potential through optimizing the vehicle and drivers for each dynamic event.
The team looks forward to presenting AU-2014 to the public at the 2014 Car Release Ceremony on Saturday, May 10th. Stay posted for invitations including details on the event!
Thank you for your support! We are greatful for the opportunity to build the most promising Auburn Formula SAE machine to date. The team cannot wait to represent Auburn University at FSAE Michigan, FSAE Lincoln, and Formula Student Germany this summer!
National Instruments and Auburn FSAE Form Technical Partnership!
(February 12, 2014)
The Auburn Formula SAE Racing Team (AUFSAE), part of War Eagle Motorsports under the banner of Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, has continued its strategic growth through a newly formed multi-year relationship with National Instruments (NI), an industry leader in automated test, measurement, and control systems.
“This partnership is a natural fit as AUFSAE’s global initiatives align directly with National Instruments’ diverse and widespread customer base in multiple application areas throughout the world. National Instruments has a passion for educational projects such as Formula SAE.”
National Instrument’s support of Auburn University will allow the team to implement new projects utilizing NI’s modular control and measurement hardware such as the CompactRIO and myRIO with their graphical system design software, LabVIEW. Through this multi-year technical partnership, the team will work with NI engineers to develop systems for automated dynamometer control, on-board data acquisition, and engine control applications. National Instruments’ branding will be visible on AU-2014, Auburn’s 2014 Formula SAE racecar, as well as on auracing.org to signify the synergistic relationship formed between these two partners.
AUFSAE team engineers are currently utilizing the National Instruments compactRio for thermocouple data acquisition.
About National Instruments:
Since 1976, National Instruments (www.ni.com) has equipped engineers and scientists with tools that accelerate productivity, innovation and discovery. NI’s graphical system design approach to engineering provides an integrated software and hardware platform that speeds the development of any system needing measurement and control. The company’s long-term vision and focus on improving society through its technology supports the success of its customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders.
Based in Austin, TX, NI reached record revenue of $1.17billion in 2013 working with a diverse customer base of 35,000+ companies in application areas such as automotive, life sciences, big physics, aerospace, and defense. NI works with many of the world’s leading academic universities to provide graphical system design platforms in research, educational teaching, student projects, and other on-campus initiatives.
About Auburn Formula SAE:
AUFSAE designs, builds, and races an open-wheel formula racecar each year in the SAE sanctioned Formula SAE series against other Universities from all corners of the globe. The intense engineering challenge presented by building a high performance racecar, along with the short time frame to complete the car, produces an environment that demands hard-work, communication, and engineering excellence. The application of engineering theory, fabrication, testing, and competing, along with a winning Auburn attitude give AUFSAE an advantage over the competition! AUFSAE seeks to build relationships within the University, as well as with firms looking to support the team and its members. After finishing 2nd overall at Formula SAE Lincoln in June of 2013, AUFSAE is set to be even more competitive during the 2014 racing season! Look for Auburn Formula SAE to compete in both Formula SAE Michigan, and Lincoln, followed by a trip to Hockenheim, Germany in July to participate in the extremely competitive Formula Student Germany event!