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BEARCAT MOTORSPORTS

WHAT WE DO:

THE BEARCAT MOTORSPORTS TEAMS AT UC DESIGN AND BUILD AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION AND ELECTRIC FORMULA SAE CAR EACH YEAR. 

WHAT I DO:

I AM THE CURRENT BEARCAT ELECTRIC VEHICAL (BEV) BODYWORK DIRECTOR. THIS ENTAILS AERO, BODY PANELS, AND LIVERY. 

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WHAT I DESIGNED 

ARTIFICIAL WINGS 

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  • The electric vehicle half of our club does not yet have sufficient funding to design and test real aerodynamics. 

  • I designed "Faux aero" solely focused on promotion of our club and bringing attention to our car. 

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LIVERY 

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  • The layout and placement of our various sponsor's logos and branding. 

  • The placement of numbers and other identifiers to adhere to the FSAE guidelines. 

  • Our aesthetic design and University of Cincinnati branding. 

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GOALS

MAKE IT LOOK REAL 

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  • While the wings I designed will not be used in competition, we want them to look as real as possible.        

  • With the addition of this aesthetic aero kit we hope to attract funding for future years of Bearcat Motorsports and a real aero kit in years to come.                                                      

ADD VISUAL INTEREST 

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  • The main purpose of these faux wings is to grab attention and promote our club. ​

  • If we draw more attention we can attract more members and funding.

  • The more funding and participants we can find, the better. 

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BEV 1 (2022-2023)

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INSPIRATION 

FORMULA 1 CARS, EXISTING FSAE CARS, 2022-2023 BEARCAT MOTORSPORTS IC CAR 

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END PLATE IDEATION ROUND ONE 

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WITH MY INSPIRATION IN MIND  I SKETCHED OVER OUR CAR'S FRAME AND RECEIEVD FEEDBACK FROM THE TEAM

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END PLATE IDEATION ROUND TWO

I RECIEVED THE TEAM'S FEEDBACK, I CONDUCTED ANOTHER ROUND OF SKETCH IDEATION WITH THEIR IDEAS IN MIND. 

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CAD IDEATION 

WITH THE TEAMS FEEDBACK AND CHOSEN THREE DESIGNS I MOVED INTO CAD AND MADE BASIC BLOCK MODELS. 

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CHOSEN DIRECTION

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DEVELOPED MODEL 

ONCE WE DECIDED ON THE SHAPES OF THE ENDPLATES, 
I BEGAN MODELING MORE ACCURATE MAINPLANES AND MOUNTS.

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LIVERY CONCEPTUALIZATION: CONSIDERATIONS

LOCAL PRIDE 

CLEARLY UC

CLEAR SPONSORS 

SAE RULEBOOK

Representing our city. 

Easily identified as University of Cincinnati.

Clear presentation of our sponsors. 

Conforming to all FSAE rules. 

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LIVERY

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APPLIED LIVERY

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INSTALLATION OF WINGS 

COMING SOON...

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