Superbike
Background
Washington Superbike is a student organization that aims to build an electric motorcycle and compete in the Formula AHRMA and MotoStudent GP competition. COVID suspended this project starting in 2020, so when me and some of my FSAE peers decided to restart the organization we set our sights on building the team's first completely in house electric bike rather than the conversion project that the team had been previously working on.
My Work
As the powertrain lead I was in charge of overseeing the design, test, and assembly of our organization’s first in house high voltage battery pack. In addition to technical responsibilities I worked closely with the leadership team on the operations side of our organization including recruitment, fundraising, and technical project management.
This has been one of the most challenging and expansive projects I've ever worked on, it encompasses numerous sub-projects and involves the incredible efforts of a large team I had the privilege to lead. The scale of this work makes it difficult to condense into a traditional case study, so instead, I invite you to explore the photo gallery below, which showcases the depth, detail, and dedication that went into bringing this project to life!
Assembling battery modules and jigs for cell fusing
Battery Pack Thermal Test Bench
Fusing high voltage battery modules
Fully fused modules ready for vehicle integration
The team that made it happen!
Bike with Powertrain System
superbike go brrr
High Voltage Battery Final Design
T1 Final Bike Design
First starting out we had no pit space so we had to get scrappy and improvise a workshop in Johns garage