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Suspension Component Redesign and Manufacture

Company: PSU Nittany Motorsports 1

Major(s):
Primary: ME
Secondary: IE
Optional: ESC

Non-Disclosure Agreement: NO

Intellectual Property: NO

This project involves the redesign of an existing Formula SAE suspension component to be manufactured using metal casting techniques. Students will adapt the geometry of the existing components for castability, produce prototype components, and conduct both destructive and non-destructive testing to evaluate and prove performance and structural integrity.

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The Learning Factory is the maker space for Penn State’s College of Engineering. We support the capstone engineering design course, a variety of other students projects, and provide a university-industry partnership where student design projects benefit real-world clients.