Our Teams
In developing the car, Chem-E-Car divides the group into three subgroups that are responsible for different tasks. This allows individual members to have more of a say over specific aspects of the car. These groups are the Mechanical team, the Propulsion team, and the Stopping Mechanism team.
Mechanical
The mechanical team is responsible for designing and building the chassis of the car. They consider a variety of constraints, including the position of the battery, stopping mechanism, and the motor system, and the weight of the car. They are responsible for ensuring that the vehicle is safe to handle by removing or covering up pinch points and other potential danger spots.
Propulsion
The propulsion team has several goals. The team needs to find an electrochemical reaction that can be ran in an efficient manner, design and build a battery to run the reaction (including the cathode, anode, and electrolyte), and be able to generate a specific reliable voltage for a set amount of time. Additionally, once the battery is integrated in the rest of the car the team is responsible for relating voltage with speed via testing.
Stopping Mechanism
The stopping mechanism team is responsible for developing and testing a stopping mechanism that will stop the car at a specified time reliably, consistently, and safely.