Supermileage Systems Enterprise: A Story of Perseverance

Title: Shell Eco-marathon: On-Track USA 2023 – Supermileage Systems Enterprise

Duration: 03:03

Description: Supermileage Systems Enterprise engine team lead Noah Simone discusses overcoming snowy conditions and inspiring the younger generation.

Supermileage Systems Enterprise – Accessibility Transcript

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Quiet, slow-building, futuristic music plays.

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Noah:

See how we weren't going to let 250 plus inches of snow stop us from getting to competition.

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See how we weren't going to let 250 plus inches of snow stop us from getting to competition

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Supermileage Systems Enterprise

Michigan Technological University

USA

Noah voice-over:

We are Supermileage Systems Enterprise from Michigan Tech University from the USA.

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Noah Simone

Engine Team Lead

Noah:

Our institution is based in the Keweenaw peninsula of Michigan where we get over 250 inches of snow each year. This brings us lots of issues for testing and proving our vehicle.

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Noah voice-over:

During the winter months, we’re not able to test outside whatsoever.

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During the winter months we’re not able to test outside

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Noah:

So we have to come up with unique solutions to be able to test and prove our vehicle.

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So we have to come up with unique solutions to be able to test our vehicle.

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Overcome these challenges

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Noah:

We've overcome these challenges by designing and manufacturing things such as a rolling road testing apparatus…

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Rolling road testing apparatus

Noah voice-over:

… which simulates the worst case scenario our vehicle would go through, which is the maximum drag, maximum rolling resistance going up the maximum grade…

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Maximum

drag

resistance

grade

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Noah:

… which allows us to properly test and prove out our drive train and power train systems.

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Test and prove out our drive train and power train systems

Noah:

… and gather all that data to make our engine as efficient as possible.

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Cuts to vehicle being tested on ice rink.

Noah voice-over:

We also worked with our institution to test our vehicle at the ice arena that is at the student development complex.

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Noah:

They melt all of the ice at the ice arena to host graduation. So during that time…

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Noah voice-over:

… we were able to test our vehicle and test all of the systems of the vehicle.

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Noah:

Because of the harsh winters, the roads are in rough condition. So during the fall season…

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Noah voice-over:

… we also team up with the local high school so we can use their running track to test our vehicle.

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Team up with the local high school so we can use their running track to test our vehicle

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Noah:

As a thank you to the local community, our team decided to do some STEM outreach events at the local elementary school.

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STEM outreach events

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Noah:

We brought our car there, some of our subsystems…

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Noah voice-over:

… and we showed the kids how we designed and manufactured those systems…

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Noah:

… in hopes of getting them interested and involved with engineering.

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Noah voice-over:

We had about 80 third to fifth graders and they were quite interactive with us, asking us a lot of questions.

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Noah:

For us as a team, we think it's very important that we get the younger generation interested in engineering as well as energy efficient solutions for the future.

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It's very important that we get the younger generation interested in engineering.

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Noah voice-over:

The Keweenaw peninsula of Michigan is a very scenic area.

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Noah:

We want to preserve this beautiful environment around us.

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Noah:

And the transportation sector of the economy produces a lot of…

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Cuts to team members talking in garage, followed by three-way split screen of team members working on vehicle.

Noah voice-over:

… greenhouse gasses and a lot of those transportation vehicles are internal combustion engines.

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Noah:

So we want to work on making internal combustion engines as efficient as possible.

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Work on making internal combustion engines as efficient as possible

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Optimise

Fuel

Noah voice-over:

We want to optimise the fuel that we're using so we can produce and emit…

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Noah:

The least amount of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere as possible, which will protect and preserve our environment for future generations.

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Protect

Preserve

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Noah:

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