Eco Illini Supermileage will complete the design, production, and testing of a fully-electric prototype vehicle-optimized to achieve the highest mileage per kWh of any competitor at the Shell Eco-Marathon Americas competition. The team will emphasize principles of sustainability and consider the effects of the project’s lifecycle, especially concerning the sustainability of materials use/produced. The project will gather an interdisciplinary team to finish the development,
production, and testing of student-designed battery management systems, optimized motor controllers, regenerative braking, and lightweight components. Eco Illini Supermileage aims to enrich student experiences through pursuing the next generation of automotive propulsion, mobility, design, and systematic efficiency in performance parameters, and sustainable design methods. The previous project submission in 2018 aimed to pursue and develop an electric drivetrain using the chassis of the vehicle designed and funded in part from financial support by SSC in 2017. This project aims to sustainably reuse as many foam molds and existing parts/designs in the development, construction, testing, and innovation of a dedicated electric vehicle. This intergenerational innovation of the fifth generation vehicle allows the team to responsibly and sustainably pursue technical innovations using technical evaluations and analyses of the previous car
to aid in the most optimized and carbon-neutral vehicle built by the team to date.
This proposal directly funds:
1. Oscilloscope
2. Strain Gauge
3. Water Jetting