With the recent return of Scott from Switzerland the mechanical team has been revving up in preparation of the new top shell layup that will be happening mid January.
Above: Scott brought back this epic Swiss flag that is now a part of our shop...
The Mechanical team has been hard at work re-designing the suspension, brakes, roll bar, and motor on Axiom to reduce weight in all possible areas. Some components have been reduced in weight by up to a factor of 5 whilst retaining all the structural integrity required to maintain the safety of Axiom. It really sounds like we will meet our target weight loss goal of 150lbs, which will make Axiom an incredibly competitive race car.
Below: Some crazy computer madness. Jeff is at the back finalizing the design of his new Superboard and working on telemetry. John is working on the motor, Scott is working on the suspension and George is reviewing our website as it has just been updated...
Above: Computer madness...
Today was a pretty awesome day, especially because we had a visit from our Business and Sponsorship Managers, Brandon and Dan. They accomplished a fair bit of work while we were making a racket with the vacuum pump from our encapsualtor. We have been making lots of panels and are now already at 30% array completion after just 4 days of work.
Above: Our awesome solar cell encapsulation machine at work.
See Ya!
Tim Gamber
Electrical Engineering Manager
