Formula SAE Wiring Harnes Design

Presenter Information

Ryan Soltau, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Location

CSU 255

Start Date

12-4-2022 10:00 AM

End Date

12-4-2022 11:00 AM

Student's Major

Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Student's College

Science, Engineering and Technology

Mentor's Name

Bruce Jones

Mentor's Department

Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Mentor's College

Science, Engineering and Technology

Description

The goal of the project is to design and build a wiring harness for a Formula SAE car. The two main items of focus are functionality and data acquisition. The design process started out with gathering data on every electrical component critical for a Yamaha YZF R6 engine to run. Chassis sensors are used to monitor critical chassis parameters to determine adjustments needed and aid in driver development. The data acquisition system is comprised of 3 key modules, an Engine Control Module, a Power Distribution Module, and a Dash/Data Logger. These not only control engine function but can also monitor everything going on throughout the car. This makes it extremely easy to go back and change parameters to control engine function after doing runs on a dynamometer and be able to make chassis adjustments after doing chassis testing on a track. Having a data acquisition system is extremely beneficial for us being able make changes to the engine tune file and the chassis set up to make our overall car function at its highest potential.