2010 Hybrid Season
2010 Illini Hybrid Racing Season
In 2009, I started looking for a club at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that allowed students to get hands-on experience working on hybrid or electric vehicles. When I realized that what I was searching for didn't currently exist at U of I, I teamed up with Professor Philip Krein, and a few other excited engineering students to start one. In addition to my role as Team Captain, I lead the Power Electronics and Electric Machinery subsystems. For more details on our first build season, check out the February 2010, and April 2010 newsletters.

Hybrid system diagram

Repackaged A1000 motor drive - front view

Repackaged A1000 motor drive - side view
Assembling the repackaged A1000 motor drive
Working on the A1000 motor drive
Repackaged A1000 motor drive
Repackaged A1000 motor drive - top view
Briggs and Stratton, Animal 206cc racing engine (used as hybrid generator)
National Instruments cRIO (used as a vehicle controller)
The rear end of the car in progress
The rear end of the car in progress - side view
Working on the car at competition

Pushing the car to an event at competition

The car at competition