1. FSAE Instrumentation Team Ryan Gunn John Lee Dan Van Winkle Ali Yilmaz

2. Introduction FSAE Racecar New engine National Instruments CompactRIO Data analysis/reduction Real time monitoring and data processing

3. Progress Met with project sponsors Reviewed last year’s final report Acquired the labVIEW.VI files

4. Current State Sensor System Wheel Speed Shock Position Acceleration Oil/Brake Pressure Steering Radiator Temperature Wiring Harness

5. Current State Data acquisition Embedded microcontroller Wireless communication for real time data transfer GUI for data manipulation and collection Implemented with LabView

6. Current Hardware Details NI CompactRIO Capabilities 650K samples sec (~3.5k samples/s used) 36 Channels (22 free) 64 MB Memeory (39 MB free) 1.5 MB/s transfer rate (1.1MB/s free) -40-148° F operating temp (20-105° F) °

7. Current Sensors Shock Position: Rotary Potentiometer Acceleration, Braking, Cornering: Accelerometer Wheel Speed: Capacitive Proximity RPM: Direct coil measurement Oil/Break Pressure: Pressure transducer Steering Position: Rotary Potentiometer Radiator Temperature: Automotive temperature sensors

8. Software Overview

9. GUI

11. Software Used NI LabVIEW 8.2.1 NI FPGA Compile Server NI CompactRIO Module Software 2.1.1 NI Measurement & Automation Explorer 4.3 (MAX)

12. Project Tasks Become familiar with system Improve usability New wiring harness Adjusting sensors for new car Add additional sensors and functionality