It all started when Mr. G, my advanced engineering teacher had the crazy idea of enrolling us in a competition called the Shell Eco Marathon, which is only a car building competition where the winner is whoever's car travel the most miles per gallon with only 100 ml gas tank. For the competition there is two types of cars you can pick, the urban design and the prototype, my team chose the prototype design which looks something like this.
This year's shell eco marathon was different than past ones thanks to the global pandemic we are undergoing, my team only focused on passing the virtual tech inspection using a free cad program called Onshape (The image bellow is an example of what you can do.)
My team consisted of approximately 8 students all of which had individual jobs, for example I was in charge of the electrical components of the car but later on I focused more on the bulkhead and the parts belonging there.
Once we determined the roles of each individual we decided to take a brief look at the shell eco marathon rule book, in the beginning of the year I focused on the electric systems and electrical components needed such as the kill switch, the starter, and the horn. Here is a picture of my horn design:
Now I'll shift my focus from the electric parts to my real contribution to the team, which was the bulkhead. To clarify the bulkhead is the part of the car that separates the passenger cabin from the engine station where most electronics are located, the purpose of the bulkhead is to protect the driver in case of any explosion or short circuit. The bulkhead looks something like this:
This is an image of the bulkhead I came up with in cad in has several components that are needed such as the gas tank, psi tank, and the flow meter:
The picture above was more of a rough draft now I only needed to make it fit the body perfectly, and here's how that looks:
This is how the final bulkhead model looks, it's a simple design and it fits the hole body meaning it fully protects the driver.
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