Browsing by Subject "Xtrac"

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    EET Senior Design Project - IMS Dynamic Display
    (2019-05-05) Elkins, Michael; Boggess, John; Weissbach, Robert; Lin, William; Durkin, Robert J.
    The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum has a display transmission that is still actively used in IndyCar today. The museum wants to incorporate this transmission into an interactive display, so guests of all ages can see internal gears spin as well as see the transmission shift between its gears. This project includes mechanical and electrical engineering technology students working together to mount wire motors and sensors. The transmission will have a user-friendly interface allowing the guests to change gears and to turn the transmission on and off. The transmission will be driven by a 24V DC motor and uses a 24V DC linear actuator to rotate a barrel cam to change the position of the forks, allowing the gears to get shifted up and down. A metal enclosure houses the electrical components that provide power and control to the system. The outcome of this project is a failsafe and robust system that will operate within the IMS Museum while being continually updated.
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    Indianapolis Motor Speedway Display Project
    (2019-12-11) Shi, Charleston; Ibanez, Cristobal; Freije, Eliabeth; Kitchen, Jeff
    The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum and Xtrac want an interactive display of a racecar transmission and allows people of all ages to witness learn. Xtrac has commissioned IUPUI engineers to create a control box that correlates to other functions of a racecar and then correspond said box to a steering wheel, with additional features specified by the sponsor. Since a transmission has mostly a mechanical aspect, Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) students are paired with a team of EET/CPET students. Any mounting and specification requirements are a part of the MET students’ project requirements. Details regarding electrical power, circuit design, and electromechanical integration will be generated by the EET students.