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R&D: Research carbon fiber manufacturing methods

R&D: Research carbon fiber manufacturing methods

Due Date: Aug 16, 2022

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@David Choi

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Task Description

  • Currently, the team only uses carbon fiber tubes on the drive-train. However, there are ways of using carbon fiber prepreg and custom molds etc. to create more complex shapes.

  • From a weight savings perspective, shifting our main choice of material from aluminum to carbon fiber will be extremely beneficial.

  • From an industrial design perspective, using carbon fiber prepreg with molds will also allow us to manufacture more complex geometries!

  • There are many resources online on how to use carbon fiber prepreg:


Task Breakdown

Research the how to use carbon fiber prepreg - equipment required, safety aspects etc.
Research what the school allows/requires/provides for the team in terms of carbon fiber manufacturing
Come up with a detailed plan of how to implement carbon fiber manufacturing into the team - a cost & labor comparison between metal and carbon fiber components will be nice

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