Projects

Engineering

Badger Solar Racing, University of Wisconsin-Madison August 2021 – Present

Body and Chassis Manufacturing Member August 2021 – August 2024

On the body and chassis team, I helped to build the carbon fiber body and chassis of our car. Some of my tasks included:
- Laying up and curing pre-impregnated carbon fiber for the body of our car.
- Preprocessing molds and doing wet layups of carbon fiber fabric.
- Learning to create custom vacuum bags for both the wet layups and pre-impregnated layups.
- Postprocessing our carbon fiber to create grommet holes for bolts and round any sharp edges.

I also helped the body and chassis team through Computer Aided Design.
- I helped to redesign the brake rotors of our car this year to be lighter while still maintaining structural integrity under the braking forces demanded by the car and driver.
- I completed a redesign of the car’s steering wheel of the car to be smaller in profile, while integrating the functionality of a regenerative brake button and potentiometer into the front of the wheel.
- I Also created secondary pieces to hold the car’s dashboard and start up sequence buttons (high voltage on/off, supplemental battery on/off, motor controller on/off, motor direction, and power level).

Software and Race Strategy Team Member June 2023 – Present

I have also helped with the software team and race strategy team in the electrical division of the team. Some of my responsibilities included:
- Helping to refine our python powered engineering dashboard for the team’s pit crew and convoy crew. Refining our car’s digital display, also powered by python.
- Helping to create and refine MATLAB programs that simulated solar panel efficiency, projected solar input through the car’s projected race route and time, and mechanical and aero losses of the car in specific situations.

Industry Relations Lead May 2023 – May 2024

Operations Director May 2024 – Present

My most recent leadership position within this club is officially titled Operations Director. As the Operations Director, I oversee the welfare of the club and timeline of any major processes that are due to occur within the school year and during the summer before our annual competition. My responsibilities include:
- Managing finances and relationships with our current sponsors.
- Registering for school events and creating relationships within the engineering department.
- Managing the timeline of design/production of our solar car alongside our president, mechanical director, and electrical director.