Empowering the spirit of engineering

                                                                                                                            

Igniting ideas to make a difference

It was a glorious moment for the team, when they proudly displayed their car FM-XI at the international conference organised by M.I.T. The conference was attended by notable professors from all over the world. The team gained the praise of all dignitaries present at the conference. They also appreciated the support our various sponsors gave us in making FM-XI a reality.

A new challenge, a new car and a new team overflowing with innovative ideas, changes are bound to happen. The research phase was completed and the design phase is in process. With the FMXI back from Italy, the disassembling of the car began. The learning process started as the teammates began to correlate things practically. The mighty roar of the powerful Honda CBR 600 RR was indeed an enthralling moment for the team.

Engine

The Engine team found out capacity of the oil pump. CAD models of the exhaust manifold were made and the engine model was modified. The collectors of different half angles were designed using CATIA. The ANSYS simulation of the restrictor was set up and Bell mouth was also made.

Vehicle dynamics

The preliminary design for the front suspension geometry has been finalized, which has been changed from push rod mechanism to pull rod mechanism. In accordance to the ergonomic calculations, the position of the dampers has been changed from top to bottom making the design of the car more compact.  The turn radius has been reduced enormously to around 2.8 meters, which is a big achievement for the vehicle dynamics team.

        Brakes

On the brakes front, the space for brake and accelerator pedal was reduced in the new design. For reducing the space, the master cylinders were tested in various orientations by preparing the mounting jigs. This season they will be manufacturing the brake pedal and brake-discs. Also the new wheel assembly was designed on CATIA for testing.

Transmission                                                                                   

The Transmission team has decided to have a foot operated clutch. Electro-Pneumatic circuit was prepared and the system is implemented on static engine with positive results. This season the final drive ratio will be 4:1 as compared to 3.69:1 in FM XI, which will provide better packaging in the rear compared to FM XI. In order to achieve this 44 and 11 teeth sprocket will be used.

Electronics

The Electronics team is engrossed in Engine-Mapping, Electro-pneumatics shifting, Data acquisition and Display. The new RD Engine Control Unit (E.C.U.) has been purchased. They are also setting up paddle shift along with a fully functional pneumatic system.  Elementary programs on Lab View for data acquisition were made.

Structure

The greatest success for this month was the manufacturing of the ergonomic apparatus. The first test chassis design has begun in full swing. One half of the Structure team is engaged in designing the chassis while the other half is planning to devise the jigs for mounting and un-mounting the engine on the 

chassis.

Don’t you wish to be involved with Formula Manipal? With the overwhelming response of the previous year, this year also team has come up with the ‘BUY a CC’ campaign .This initiative will allow us to integrate our benefactors into the Formula Manipal family like never before.

It is the scientific discipline that helps to make products more comfortable for workers and consumers. In context of a car, that means considering anything from the placement of the steering wheel to how a person sits in the car.

Wondering what Ergonomics is?

Ergonomics is a process which inculcates maximizing user’s safety and car’s efficiency and reliability. An ergonomic apparatus is designed and manufactured to aid in the design of the car cockpit considering the comfort of the driver while in static condition as well as during the race.

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Anna Joke Maadi!!..:D:D

Room 413 of the 16th block MIT hostels was at pin drop silence. no one spelled a word. nothing - it was exam time. This room was my study room after 11pm as it’s the most quite, clean, easy access to coffee and of course my 10 pointer book buddy. A few nights before the chemistry exam we all were tensed-200 pages of polymers, 150 pages of batteries and 75 slides of corrosion had already screwed everyone when something terrible happen. One of us was thrown out of the room. Now , I know  you are smart enough to understand that, it was me.

" My friend Kush Somani has a habit of saying 'BOKA' which means 'idiot' in bengali( the bengali effect from Kolkata) and so we named him BOKA .i still don’t know from where and how my lost mind thought of this;

"guys, what special name could we give to this room??".

 all started gazing  at me,  wondering how did that relate anyway to chemistry or any other subject and why out of nothing i broke their flow of tension filled study.

" nahi bhai..why?", they said and with no further delay, i replied "BOKARO".

 Yes. I know that’s a bit annoying and out of nowhere.

 Next is what, 5 people held me from arms to toes, opened the door and swung me out of the room making the next room 'anna' wondering what happened. The whole corridor came out as i also took fun and started screaming for help. Their faces read that they were tired of my PJ’s and also that this wasn’t a correct time to’ crack ‘ one.

" Abey Boke!! (see, he said again) teri books yahin hain...chem mein back laga le , but never enter this room again", said Kush.

A few days back, 4 people (two unknown guys) came running after me; I understood it was my previous day FB status::

 "tears are salty....and so is monaco"

Ask any third year here and you find none who never heard about the killing PJ's i made up and the best part, i so loved to see people scratching their heads out or trying to jump off  the  window. it’s some "magical" ingredient in my PJ's because everyone tries to jump off, but not to push me.i just can’t stop laughing looking at them and they call me a sadist as they got paralysed hearing the joke and I laughed at them being so helpless….hahaha…I ‘m loving it.:D

They say PJ's kill you, i say no. it's not something that i do purposely but merely by chance. They are just pure creation of mind, like the rajnikanth jokes (they are the epitome , heights of cranky and weird jokes) but it manages to get you smile. you think about how weird it is but most of all...its something you can discuss the next day , for example, the good jokes are stored in the inbox but, my PJ's or for the fact anyone else's are discussed in school, college or mess the next day. you can have your ultimate laugh anytime cuz they are short and cranky- something out of the regular. specimens of wild and creative imagination unfolded to others. Muahahaha!!!

"for a magician, its the look on its audience that matters and for a PJ king -hmm...more than just looks like scratching of head, hitting against the wall, trying to jump of the window, running away from you , throwing you out , hitting each other is just so amazing . now i know i might sound like a crazy guy to you, but this is what i admire about PJ's.

Creativity , blowing your mind off. :D

But the most important of all is that, jokes are not roads on which you run your loaded trucks of brain. They are to be absorbed, be it of any kind. Take it as it and you will enjoy every ounce of it, like I do. It forces you to smile, open your mouth and say hahahahha!!!! .

“ batao, Kush somani ke door ke peeche kya likha hoga??”

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“KUSH PLEASE”