As summer break comes to a close, activity at FRUCD has ramped up, preparing the club for the upcoming school year.

​​FRUCD is proud to report that we have wrapped up another competition season! We didn’t get the competition results we were hoping for. On Day 4, we were unable to advance to the EV Active Technical Inspection due to persistent electrical issues. As a result, we were not able to compete in any of the dynamic events, including endurance, the same event we fell short in last year with FE11. However, these results are not a reflection of this team’s success. FE12 was an improvement in many ways:

As the school year draws to a close and competition approaches quickly, our team has been putting in the hours to ensure everything runs smoothly.

In Unsprung, the wheel package manufacturing is finally complete and final adjustments have been made in order to get it on the car.

Aerodynamics’ carbon fiber elements have been printed!  Check out the footage below of some rotational angular sensor mounts being manufactured on the CNC machine. These sensors will be used to gather data on the behaviour of the car’s suspension.

As competition draws closer, our team is wrapping up many components and preparing for the trip. The livery has been finalized and sponsor logos have been adhered! We can’t wait to see everything assembled.

While winter quarter wound down, our team did the opposite, staying busy with working on the car and finals. 

Unsprung focused on wheel package manufacturing this month and is almost done! The tripod housing, one of the more complex parts, is finalized, and they are now wrapping up other components. For example, the brake rotors and brake hats are being fit together, as seen in the test image below!

February has been a short but packed month here at FRUCD. We had many amazing outreach events this month, including lectures, company events, and socials! 

Dr. J. Zhou from SAE International gave an amazing lecture to our team on AV and EV reliability. At this meeting our teams had the opportunity to learn about autonomous and electric vehicles as we move towards a future with more sustainable transportation. It is always exciting to learn more about these topics in commercial and racing vehicles and how we can apply them to our learning here at FRUCD!

Our team is back from break and more driven than ever! Our subteams have taken this month to make amazing progress on many different manufacturing projects, and FE12 is slowly being pieced together by all subteams. 

The team has just returned from winter break feeling refreshed and ready to start work again. While juggling finals and the impending break, our members got started on the manufacturing stage of FE12. 

Thank you for all the support on our Fall Into Gear November Crowdfund! We raised $6100 over the month, surpassing our goal. Thank you so much to everyone who donated!

This month has kept us busy with outreach events and design progress! We recently launched our Brand 2.0 on Instagram. We are aiming to keep our brand image consistent with new fonts, colors, and themes; check it out!

The UC Davis Involvement Fair occurred on October 9th on the Memorial Union Quad. Along with many other clubs, we recruited a lot of new members for this season. Our successful recruitment season has led us to secure 177 active members this year! Thanks to everyone who showed an interest in our team!