The SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge team is a powertrain and drivetrain
development team, striving to create a cleaner, quieter, and more fuel
efficient snowmobile. As part of this course you will be a member
of a student design competition team. This course aims to develop
technical skills in design, experimental work, and simulation. This
course also has a strong focus on engineering soft skills, such as:
teamwork, leadership, project management, written and oral
communication, record-keeping, and professionalism.
Week 1: Aug 24 - 28 |
Monday (team meeting)
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Wednesday (class meeting)
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Week 2: Aug 31 - Sept 4 |
Monday (team meeting)
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201: Snowmobiles 101
Logbooks
401: Lab Hour Management
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201:
Introductory Assignment
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Wednesday (class meeting)
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Week 3: Sept 7 - 11 |
Monday (team meeting)
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201:
Two
strokes Breakdown
401: Project Management |
201:
Read pages 1-31 of Bradbury's
Thesis
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Wednesday (class meeting)
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Week 4: Sept 14-18 |
Monday (team meeting)
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Logbook
Review Forms |
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Wednesday (class meeting)
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Week 5: Sept 21 - 25 |
Monday (team meeting)
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Wednesday (class meeting)
- Introductory Assignment |
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Week 6: Sept 28 - Oct 2 |
Monday (team meeting)
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Wednesday (class meeting)
- Bradbury Reading 1
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201: Resumes
401: Resumes |
201:
Read pages 32-62 of Bradbury's Thesis
Build/work on resume
401: Work on resume |
Week 7: Oct 5 - 9 |
Monday (team meeting)
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Wednesday (class meeting)
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No Class, Career Fair |
201:
Read pages
63-104 of Bradbury's Thesis
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Week 8: Oct 12 - 16 |
Monday (team meeting)
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Wednesday (class meeting)
-Bradbury reading 2&3
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201/401:
Competition
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Virtual
Modeling |
201: Read Rules
401: Read Rules |
Week 9: Oct 19 - 23 |
Monday (team meeting)
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Meeting Agenda |
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Wednesday (class meeting)
- Bradbury reading 3
- Rules reading 1
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201:
Bradbury Quiz, Machining
401: Machining |
201:
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Week 10: Oct 26 - 30 |
Monday (team meeting)
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Meeting Agenda
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Wednesday (class meeting)
- Logbook Check
- Rules reading 2 |
201: SmERF Tour/Dyno Testing and Operation
401: SmERF Tour/Dyno Testing and Operation
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201: Read x-x from Johnson's Thesis
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Week 11: Nov 2 - 6 |
Monday (team meeting)
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Meeting Agenda |
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Wednesday (class meeting)
- Johnson Reading 1
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201: Testing Methdology and CVTs
401: Testing Methdology and CVTs |
201: Read x-x from Johnson's Thesis
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Week 12: Nov 9 - 13 |
Monday (team meeting)
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Meeting Agenda |
Study for CVT quiz
Leads: Start Abstracts
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Wednesday (class meeting)
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201: CVT Quiz,
Ethanol Presentation, GT Suite
201 Tech:
Meeting Schedule |
201: TECH COURSE: Track Swap
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Week 13: Nov 16 - 20 |
Monday (team meeting)
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Meeting Agenda |
Leads: Work on Abstract |
Wednesday (class meeting)
- Logbook Check
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201: Ethanol HW due
- Calibration Presentation |
201: TECH: Possibly Putting Track back together |
Fall Break: Nov 23 - 27 |
Things to work on over break:
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Enjoy Your Break! |
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Week 14: Nov 30 - Dec 4 |
Monday (team meeting)
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ZOOM LINK FOR MEETING
Meeting Agenda |
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Wednesday (class meeting)
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ZOOM LINK FOR CLASS
201: Pi-Innovo
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201:
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Week 15: Dec 7 - 11 -- DEAD WEEK |
Monday (team meeting)
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Wednesday (class meeting)
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201: Semester Review
401: Semester Review |
201:
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Week 16: Dec 14 - 18 -- FINALS WEEK |
Before you leave:
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Logbook submitted in Mindworks by December 14th!! |
Complete a rough draft of your section of the paper by
January 1!! |
Winter Break: Dec 21 - Jan 1 |
Things to work on over break: |
Have a happy winter break and be ready to come back and work hard! |
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2nd Semester Important Dates and Projects |
Paper
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Outline completed: xx
1st draft completed: xx
Draft ready for Alumni: xx
Draft ready for Dan: 1-31
Submit Paper: 3-15 |
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MSRP
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Initial Draft: xx
Draft Ready for Alumni: xx
Final Draft: xx
Submit MSRP: 3-15 |
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Important Dates
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Design Freeze: xx
Manufacturing Freeze: xx
Testing Freeze: xx
Start of Comp: 3-15
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