2009 Formula SAE Competition. Executive summary

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1 Stevens Institute of Technology 2009 Formula SAE Competition Stevens Institute of Technology Castle Point on Hudson Hoboken, NJ Fax: Society of Automotive Engineers Executive summary The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) is an organization that regroups the powerful intellect of nearly 85,000 engineers, technical professionals, academics, and governmental representatives in almost 100 countries. In 1981, SAE came up with a design competition where students are given the challenge to design, fabricate, and compete with small formula-style race cars. The race cars are judged upon their static inspection and engineering design, their solo performance trials and their high-performance track endurance. In that first year of competition, Stevens Institute of Technology imposed itself as a leader by being the first school to win that competition. Today, the largest event for this competition takes place in Detroit, Michigan with 150 top engineering schools around the world. Formula SAE students are dedicated to continuing the engineering legacy at Stevens and follow the footsteps of their predecessors. This year, Stevens SAE team not only intends to design, fabricate and manufacture a formula-style race car but also focus on making an efficient environment friendly vehicle. Introduction The team portrays the collective creativity and knowledge of 20 registered SAE members with the guidance of 4 alumni who went through the competition and 2 faculty members who are experienced with the automotive industry. Presented the opportunity to participate in this competition, the team intends to showcase their ability to work in a complex engineering environment. This is a student run organization; therefore, students are responsible for managing, scheduling, fundraising, designing, manufacturing and testing to guarantee a successful project. The students are challenged to get out of the classrooms and experience a more hands on and practical lesson on solving immediate and unexpected problems.

2 Goals and objectives Finding the thin line between nature and engineering while maintaining simplicity is the essential key for our team s design. In order to bring innovation to our design, the team will improve upon previous designs. Sponsorship Help To accomplish our goals and objectives, the team relies on the generosity of many private and corporate sponsors. The venture of manufacturing a formula style race car and participating in the competition requires an amount of $25,000 dollars. Therefore, the help of gracious benefactors will be greatly appreciated. Sponsor s benefits By helping future leaders accomplish their goals, your company could benefit from the following: Tax deductible Donations In the case of material donations, the finest engineering, management, and art students at Stevens Institute of Technology will receive exposure to your product Your company will be able to recruit from Stevens Institute of Technology s motivated and enthusiastic students National and local media exposure from the Speed Channel for competition coverage, Cablevision Local Programming for Stevens Senior Design Day, The Hoboken (NJ) Reporter newspaper, and The Stute which is the university s newspaper. Sponsors will not only receive national and local media advertisement but international exposure as the sponsors logo will be displayed on the body of the car, the sponsorship board and our website Possibility to request the team s Formula style racing car s presence for special events Invitation to speak at our monthly discussions and talk about your company s emerging technology and products

3 To show our gratitude and honor our sponsors, they will receive a special sponsorship plaque Periodical newsletter exhibiting our progress on the car A list of Stevens Institute of Technology s Formula SAE members including names, majors and year. Tour of our School and facilities upon request Private donations may qualify for matching funds from employers The team will accept all donations whether material, monetary or expert knowledge and assistance. Test Equipments for data acquisition are welcomed as they are a good way to optimize the performance of the car. Nevertheless, the team will accept professional advice from any of our sponsors. Companies are encouraged to send professionals to speak to our team and give us advice concerning the car. The team would also like to invite guest speakers to make a presentation on developing technologies from their company.

4 Student and Community Benefits Above and beyond our private and corporate sponsors, the students and the community will benefit from this endeavor. The students will learn and understand what it takes to go through an engineering process. Building a car incorporates the most engineering subjects that might be learned in class going from material choice to simulations, machine components, designing, and testing. The community will also enjoy the finished product of a formula race car. The Stevens FSAE team will take part of many community events as it did for the Freshman Week at Stevens lawn. This showing of the car is a good way to exhibit the products and services of your company to the Stevens Community. Benefits of Sponsorship 1. Label placed on the side of the nose (Size to be determined by scale of donations) 2. Tax deductible donations 3. Test Drive the completed race car during the summer of Request the car for your company s event 5. Team s photo in a frame 6. Plaque denoting Sponsor s involvement 7. Your ad on our Presentation Board 8. Your ad on our website with a link to your website 9. Periodical newsletter on the car s progress Keep in mind that we will happily accept support for travel accommodations, team attire, and printing services.

5 William Hespe SAE Marketing & Sponsorship Chairman Engineering Management Department For more up-to-date details, please visit our website at: Donations can be made directly online at: by selecting Program: ->Other-> Formula SAE Club