rebecca-mc
Thesis: Systems Design of a Motor for an Electric Vehicle
My MIT bachelor's thesis is entitled "Electromagnetic and Systems Design of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor for an Electric...
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Jun 8, 20211 min read
100kW Motor Dynamometer
In 2020 and 2021, I led the electrical, mechanical, and systems-level design and implementation of a 100 kW dynamometer (dyno) to enable...
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May 22, 20211 min read
Power Controller for Racecar/Electric Vehicle
I used linear (LQR) and nonlinear (feedback linearization) techniques to control power in a nonlinear motor for an electric vehicle. I...
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Oct 10, 20201 min read
Racecar Systems Optimization
As Systems Architect for the 2021 FSAE racecar, I owned high-level vehicle design, and I led a subteam of 10 engineers to optimize and...
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Sep 9, 20201 min read
Trajectory-Optimized Torque Vectoring Controller for a Two-Track Model FSAE Racecar
I used direct transcription trajectory optimization on a nonlinear state-space vehicle model in matlab to design a torque vectoring...
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Jun 27, 20201 min read
New FSAE Simulations
As simulation lead for the 2020 FSAE car, I pioneered several new vehicle dynamics simulations and used these sims to select design...
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Mar 28, 20201 min read
2.671 Project: Field Weakening Control
I performed dynamic testing on a 100 kW motor to analyze the effect of field weakening control on efficiency, torque-speed curve, and...
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Apr 1, 20191 min read
Mechanical Design of Electric Powertrain
As powertrain lead for the Model Year 2019 vehicle, I redesigned the motor and differential mounting and transmission system to be...
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rebecca-mc
Oct 14, 20181 min read
Motor Data Collection and Performance Validation
I assisted in the construction of a two-motor dynamometer to test electric motors under a load of up to ~20 kW, and I analyzed data from...
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rebecca-mc
Sep 9, 20181 min read
Motor Selection for 4WD FSAE Vehicle
I evaluated the specs of 350+ motors from 80+ companies and used simulation to select the optimal product for MIT FSAE's 2019 front...
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rebecca-mc
Jul 1, 20181 min read
Wheel Speed Sensors for FSAE Racecar
I designed and machined aluminum mounts for hall effect wheel speed sensors. I assisted in the testing and electrical debugging of the...
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rebecca-mc
Feb 11, 20181 min read
FSAE Wheel Hubs Manufacturing
I manufactured aluminum wheel hubs for the 2018 vehicle using a CNC lathe and mill. I held a tolerance of .0005" on critical bearing...
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