Meeting Notes 9/25/09

1) 37 weeks until Race Day!

2) People/projects/ETA’s:
Alex, Jordan, Casey – changing tires
Wires (ordering) – Zack, Dustin
Frame Design – Mike
MECHANICAL REPORT – Andy, Kyle
Fund Raising – Brian, Keith
SIUE Presentation – Zack
Communications (mounting repeater on roof, etc.) –Keith and Megan – 1 week?
Roll Bar – Alex and Mike – 2 weeks?
Carbon fiber floor pan/battery box —Raquel and Brock
Corporate fund-raising (ongoing) – Eden, Amanda, and Valerie
Parking brake? – Jimmy

3) I still need 3 T-shirt designs from EVERYONE except Dan!

4) If you need something to do, take a look at the TO-DO poster! (I think the poster is located in the EB atrium? the car is currently at the top floor of the heating plant, I’ll try to move it downstairs in the next day or two.)

Company List – Please add a “comment” to reserve a company or add a new one!

Company Team Member

1 Quiktrip Zack Oestereich
2 Home Depot Zack Oestereich
3 Anheuser Busch
4 Coca Cola Jake N.
5 Lowe’s Jake N.
6 Ameren Alex H.
7 Ted Drewes
8 US Steel
9 Conoco Phillips (Wood River) Alex H.
10 Fast Eddie’s Jake N.
11 St. Louis Bread Co.
12 Citi (Citibank, citimorgage)
13 Edward Jones
14 Schnuck’s Michael G.
15 Dierbergs
16 Olin Brass
17 Nestle Keith D.
18 Kraft Foods (springfield, MO)
19 Six Flags Valerie S.
20 Disney
21 Build-a-Bear
22 Scottrade
23 General Motors
24 Chrysler
25 Bally Total Fitness
26 Curves
27 US Cellular
28 United Airlines
29 Walgreens Keith D.
30 Solo Cup Company
31 McDonalds ?? Keith D.
32 Energizer Dan F.
33 Driltek Dan F.

Meeting Notes 9/18

1) I need EACH of you to please pick 3 companies and design T-shirts to send to them. MAKE THEM LOOK (somewhat) PROFESSIONAL! I’m attaching two templates. You can open/edit them with ‘Paint’ on any windows machine. I would like to mail these next weekend, so please do THREE and get them to me sometime next week! I’m including a list of companies, feel free to come up with some creative solutions. Keep in mind, we’re sending T-shirt designs to companies that would be capable of sponsoring at our $4,000 level. 3 files I’m attaching to this email:
-T-shirt template
-My Home Depot example
-List of companies.
Some of the companies have been “taken”… when you choose your 3 companies, PLEASE add a comment on the website to the T-shirts section so everyone will know your 3 companies. www.ee.siue.edu/~solar

2) JESC BBQ
Wednesday Sept 23 there will be a BBQ outside the EB. Thanks to the following volunteers:
Keith and Dustin 11-12, Raquel and Jake 12-1, Mike for making flyers (give to Keith or Dustin).

3) Short list of current projects with ETA’s. If there is no ETA next to your project, please email me one! (thank you!):
Keith and Megan – Communications (mounting repeater on roof, etc.) – 2 weeks?
Alex and Mike – Roll Bar – 3 weeks?
Raquel and Brock – Carbon fiber floor pan – 2 weeks
– and battery box—3 weeks
Eden, Amanda, and Valerie – powerpoint presentation (Monday), fund-raising (ongoing)
Andy – CAD drawings of new body—1 week?
Zack and Kyle – preliminary Mechanical report – 2 weeks?
Brian – Contact RAMS for fund-raising opportunities??????????? What about the Blues? Cardinals? River City Rascals? Etc….
Jimmy – Parking brake? Are you still doing that?

4) Jake Nichelson, Danny Mccullough, Jordan Albers, Dan Fox, Jason Mitchell, Ryan Paulsmeyer, Louis Browning, Ryan Carlton, Daniel Ahrens, Andrew Parcels, and Austin Cox—Several of you are new to the team, and perhaps wondering where you fit in. We have the “To-Do 2009” poster that NEEDS to be completed in the next 2-3 weeks! (a few items can’t be done that quickly/cheaply, but MOST of the list is short items!) I really need help with this! Now is your chance to shine! Pick something from the list, and compare the car to the regulations! Email each other, and get together in groups if you’d like! (dmccull@siue.edu, schapar@siue.edu, Jalbers6964@charter.net, danfox@siue.edu, jasmitc@siue.edu, rpaulsm@siue.edu, uni_boy15@hotmail.com, rcarlto@siue.edu, Ahrens.d@gmail.com, Andrew.parcels@me.com, acox@siue.edu ) Thanks in advance for any and all help you can give!

Meeting Notes 9/4/09

RECRUITMENT: The solar car is working! It is charging in the E.B. Keith will be posting flyers across Campus, and I’ve asked to have our meetings posted in the “SIUEvents Weekly Email” that goes out to all students each week. We’ll be taking the car out to the quad this week to drive around and let people see! If anyone has a break from classes and would like to help for a while, feel free to go to the Quad and help! I need volunteers to work the six shifts listed below:
Tues 9/8 9-12 12-3
Wed 9/9 9-12 12-3
Thurs 9/10 9-12 12-3

T-SHIRTS: Mike is making T-shirts. I’d like to have this done in the next week, so if you want a T-Shirt PLEASE email your T-Shirt size to Mike and get your money to him! Migraha@siue.edu

TO-DO: The following is an initial list of things to do. This Friday, we’ll discuss it further and PRIORITIZE! (we’ll decide which items need to come FIRST, and set dates/deadlines.):
-JESC Presentation (Needs updated, due by Sat. October 3)
-Recruiting
-Reports Due:
—-Structural
—-Mechanical
—-Solar Panel
—-Battery
-Logistics/regulations
-Testing
-Body
-Roll Bar
-Tig Welder
—-Siam
-Canopy
-Planning
—-Car
—-Trip
-Fundraising
—-Cheap Lunch Dec 9th
-Tires
—-Rims
-Batteries
-Wiring
—-Stop/Turn/Tail
—-Beacon
—-Meters (volt, Amp, etc)
—-Solar Array
-Van Modifications
—-Power Inveter
—-Communications (repeater)
—-Tools
-Safety Plan

Wed Sept 23, JESC is having a “Welcome Back BBQ.” We need a volunteer to help them work it. 11a-1p. Any volunteers?

Quad activities postponed to NEXT week.

We rewired the pedals on the solar car last night. However,… there is a
100Amp circuit breaker and a 200Amp fuse on the main power line. The circuit
breaker was broken a few months back… and it appears the fuse was broken as
well. I’ll need to replace one/both of them BEFORE we can drive the car.

I’ll try to find replacements this morning. We can go ahead and have this
week’s meeting to focus on a calendar and list of deadlines, as well as project
goals and their deadlines.

We’ll try to get the car running THIS week, and focus on recruitment NEXT week.
Thanks for your patience and help!

Meeting Notes 8/28/09

First of all, Welcome Back! Lots to do, so here goes…

Mike has agreed to make T-shirts! Anyone who wants a T-shirt, I need to know your size ASAP, and I also need $10. After T-shirts are made I’ll need a picture of the team for fundraising. Please let me know and try to get your $ to me by the end of this week so we can get going on this!!!!

Some of us are meeting Sunday afternoon to finish rewiring the solar car. Hopefully it should be driveable by the end of sunday evening! If you want to help… come to the heating plant any time after 4:30pm. We’d be glad to have the help!

Next week’s meeting will be Friday 9/5/09 at 2PM in the EB. If anyone can’t make it but has questions over the meeting notes, or wants something to work on, LET ME KNOW! Special thanks to Keith for agreeing to post flyers across campus!

Thanks to the following people who are heading up the following tasks/areas:
Electrical – Dustin Sanders
Body – Mike Graham
Rules/Regulations— Casey Tobin
Communications— Keith Danaher
Fund Raising— Eden/Amanda
We’re going to try to drive/park the solar car in the Quad this week, Mon-Thurs to let people know we’re having meetings. The car needs to be staffed at ALL TIMES. The following people have agreed to staff the following shifts. FEEL FREE to go and help them get the word out!!!
Mon Zack 10-1 Mike 1-4
Tuesday Raquel 9-12 Jake12-3
Wed James/Brian 9-12 Zack 12-3
Thursday Jordan 10-1
** I still need someone to help out Thursay afternoon. If you have time available, please let me know!

Next week’s meeting will involve (among other things) planning of this year’s activities. If you know of any car shows, parades, IEEE events, …. (activities we could go and show the car at to raise awareness and FUNDS) please bring your ideas with you!

-Zack

New Road!!!

Saturday I went to the heating plant and found workers putting in a new road for us!!! I took some pics (see the “photos” page). Then, on Monday I took more pics of the unfinished road. (I assume it’s unfinished… although I’m NOT a road expert). Thanks to Veronica (dean’s office) for your help and support of the Solar Car Club!!!

Solar Racing!!!

Texas people and their solar cars

article on solar cars in Texas.

Solar Cell Data

Those of you who were supposed to check the current of the solar cells, the sr. design team took care of it.  To prove it here’s a wonderful graph of current vs. voltage.  This graph shows that the solar cells are current sources.

To-Do Poster, Notes 6/17/09

Dear Team,
For the rest of this week AND next week, I will be busy with school and will not be at the heating plant on Thursdays for meetings. (feel free to meet on Thursdays, or any other time you wish!).
I have finished a To-Do poster, and will be putting it in the heating plant. It is filled with sections of the new Regulations that need to be checked. There is also a copy of the new regulations, I think I left them on the desk. If you need something to do, please work on it! Still confused? Here’s some examples:
Example #1: Section 6.4.D states regulations concerning Safety Belts. Please read the section, and then look at our safety belts to see if they adhere to the standards listed. If so, please write “done” on the TO-DO poster. If not, please pencil in “working on it” and put your name.
Example #2: Section 6.4.A and Appendix C cover the Seating Angle. After reading Appendix C, please make a cardboard cutout of the measuring device shown in Appendix C and check the seating angle. Is our seat too reclined? Is it too upright? Please take the angle you measure, and write it in the “status” section of the TO-DO poster.
There are many tasks left to do. Please let me know if you need help or have questions, and I’ll see you in 2 weeks!