K. J Somaiya engineering students launch ORI -
2014 Formula Styled Race Car
Mumbai July 4, 2014: The students of K.J. Somaiya College of
Engineering, unveiled their latest offering ORI 2014. The
car is a prototype for an International Design Competition at Germany, known as
Formula Student Germany. The lightweight car comes with a Custom Built driver
interface with live telemetry system and superior adjustability in suspension
system alongwith extensive carbon fibre implementation as some of its highpoints.
The competition shall take place in Hockenheimring, Germany from 30th
July to 3rd August 2014. The Formula SAE competition is held by the Society of
Automotive Engineers, and is the biggest engineering design competition
in the world. ORI 2014 would
be K.J Somaiya Engineering College, entry to the Formula SAE competition. ORI
2014 will compete against 44 countries that participate in the SAE Competition
to prove their might in the domain of automobile engineering excellence.
The Somaiya team has been participating at
Formula Student Germany since 2007 making new race cars every year. In 2012
they became the 1st Indian team to complete all dynamic events at the
competition. The Somaiya team is currently India’s top Ranked student Racing
Team amongst the 450 odd teams in India that make such similar prototypes.The
race car was showcased to sports enthusiasts and automobile industry experts at
the Somaiya Vidyavihar Campus today.
Says
Mrs.Shubha Pandit “At K J Somaiya College of Engineering, we believe that one
of the best ways to learn is through actually undertaking projects. This
enables the students to understand real life situations and adapt to them. The
advantages of the experience and learning achieved by competing on global
patforms is immense. They get the opportunity to interact with respected global
engineering companies and some of our students have been selected to work in
companies such as Tesla, Apple, Chrysler, Eric Bouelle racing, Bentley/ Aero,
Mahindra EPC, Volkswagen Mototsports and GE Aviation. Our approach towards
handons projects by students enable the industry to absorb well trained &
experienced engineers, who are better equipped to deal with the real world.”
Say
the students “The experience of working in these projects trains us not only in
the engineering aspects, but also important life skills like working in teams,
project management, logistics, working as per global specifications and most
importantly competing with teams from across the world, while also building
good relations with them. Going to a
different country and competing builds our confidence.”
ORI-2014 has made use of advanced
manufacturing processes like Rapid Prototyping. Equipped with a revolutionary
Eccentric drive train design that enables fine adjustment of drive train
tension, the steering wheel contains an interactive driver interface that
consists of gear position indicators and rpm lights. ORI-2014 has a lot of
sensors onboard and an on-board telemetry system that enables engineers to view
data from the various sensors from 100 m away without the use of wires.ORI-2014
has implemented extensive carbon fibre applications including an entry into
aerodynamics by building an underbody diffuser for the first time in its
history, making the car light weight at the same time. The competition
also sets pace for industry stalwarts to judge and recognise talent at the
early age, as the race car that participates in the competition is completely
conceptualized, developed, funded and driven by engineering students across the
world.
Objective for this year: TO BE IN THE
TOP 25 of the event.
Acceleration event 4.1 sec. Endurance and Fuel
Economy to finish in the top 25. To be in the top 10 of skid pad event.
Try to win the COST AND BUSINEES plan event, and be in the top 20 of the
Design.
About Formula SAE:
The Formula SAE competition is held by the
Society of Automotive Engineers, and is the biggest engineering design
competition in the world. It is a worldwide competition, with events held in
the United States (2), UK, Australia, Germany, Japan, Brazil and Italy. The
competition comprises seven events split up into two categories wiz: Static
events and Dynamic events. The events include Cost and Manufacturing Analysis,
Business Plan Presentation, Design, Acceleration, Skid Pad, Autocross, Fuel
Economy, and Endurance.
Competition link: www.formulastudent.de
About Somaiya Vidyavihar:
(www.somaiya.edu)
Somaiya Vidyavihar encompasses 34
institutions, with more than 35,000 students and 1,400 faculty. It’s main
campus is in Mumbai, but Somaiya Vidyavihar also operates six schools in rural
India. It was founded by the Shri Karamshi Jethabhai Somaiya in 1959, to
provide quality holistic education.
Somaiya Vidyavihar has always been a place
with a purpose - making a positive difference in quality of life of its
students and the community. It is known as much for its science, technology,
engineering, management, social sciences and commerce programs, as for its
programs for academic studies in various faiths and cultures of India.
It was the vision of Shri K.J. Somaiya
that modern professional education must remain true to the spirit of Indian
ethos and culture. He insisted on value-basededucation, believing learning how
to make a living is not enough. That students must also be taught on what is a
life worth living. He was passionate about propagating the Sanskrit language
and the promotion of studies in ancient Indian thought and culture. He
envisaged Somaiya Vidyavihar as an institution where students and teachers
would live in an intellectual and spiritual fellowship.
Academically, Somaiya Vidyavihar’s role in
promoting education comes from the belief that education is the single most
important contributor in the growth of the country and the individual. Somaiya
Vidyavihar welcomes a diverse student body of students from across India and
the world.
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