Entry #1

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 Project Proposal
Title: Full-scale Spartan Super Speedway Track Team
Industry Sponsor: Spartan Super Speedway Team
Address: 115 Terrance Street
Contact (i.e., manager name, email, Phone#, address): N/A
Faculty Advisor:   Burford Furman     408-924-3817      burford.furman@sjsu.edu

Student Team Members (name, phone#, email,) 
  1. Jonathan Lagasca (510)-329-2743 jonathan.lagasca@sjsu.edu
  2. Neeraj Lal (831)-272-9242 lalhneeraj@gmail.com
  3. Ninebra B (209)-620-5060 ninebrab89@gmail.com

Project Objectives:
  • Design and manufacture a 10 m diameter scaled guideway that incorporates the JPods bogie.
  • Adapt a bogey that will be supplied by Jpods (Bill James) to operate on the track
  • Guideway design to follow on from design started by Jacques Ango (Superway Intern Summer 2019)
  • Guideway must support the weight of the bogie and moving components

Project Scope:

  • Design, fabrication, and demonstration of the bogie and track integration at near full scale

Deliverables:

  • Scaled functional guideway
  • Integration of a moving bogie (to be supplies by JPods) 
  • Demonstrate continuous, controlled movement of bogie around track 

Required Facilities and Funding:


  • Funding by Spartan Superway Team and A.S. 
  • Machine Shop
  • Designated area at 115 Terraine St.
  • 220 VAC 20 A power


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