Event Title
Wireless Data Logger
Location
CSU
Student's Major
Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology
Student's College
Science, Engineering and Technology
Mentor's Name
William Hudson
Mentor's Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology
Mentor's College
Science, Engineering and Technology
Description
The purpose of this project is to design and build a wireless data logger to be used on Minnesota State University, Mankato's Formula-SAE Racecar. The Formula-SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) racecar requires an onboard data logger to obtain and record the performance information received from the Fuel Injection Controller. This data is needed for analyzing the engine performance of the racecar. It is advantageous to have this unit transmit the data via a wireless link to a handheld monitoring tool. Having a user interface, like a LCD screen and a keypad, would make the monitoring tool easy to use. Also making the monitoring tool communicate with a PC offers the beneficial features of saving and printing data. By having the PC connectivity, performance table updates in the Fuel Injection Controller could also be achieved. This will allow technicians to make changes to the engine performance more efficiently during the testing phases of the Formula-SAE racecar.
Wireless Data Logger
CSU
The purpose of this project is to design and build a wireless data logger to be used on Minnesota State University, Mankato's Formula-SAE Racecar. The Formula-SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) racecar requires an onboard data logger to obtain and record the performance information received from the Fuel Injection Controller. This data is needed for analyzing the engine performance of the racecar. It is advantageous to have this unit transmit the data via a wireless link to a handheld monitoring tool. Having a user interface, like a LCD screen and a keypad, would make the monitoring tool easy to use. Also making the monitoring tool communicate with a PC offers the beneficial features of saving and printing data. By having the PC connectivity, performance table updates in the Fuel Injection Controller could also be achieved. This will allow technicians to make changes to the engine performance more efficiently during the testing phases of the Formula-SAE racecar.
