ASME Human Powered Vehicle Team



Who we are

We are under the University of Colorado at Boulder chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and we are designing a vehicle to compete in the 2007 Human Powered Vehicle Competition. The competition requires students to design, test, fabricate, and race a vehicle of their own conception in hopes of developing a faster and more efficient transportation alternative. The goal is to allow the students to explore this problem and creatively come up with the best vehicle for use on the road.

Why we're doing it

The competition is an important learning experience for all the students involved. The project requires us to apply a majority of our engineering knowledge. Design, safety, manufacturing, and performance are a few of the main engineering aspects that need to be considered throughout. The project is run entirely by students allowing us to learn leadership, cooperation and teamwork; vital elements that ensure success in the workplace.

How to get involved

The team always needs new members to help on the project and to continue the team into the future. As a completely student run project, it is important for underclassmen to get involved so that team numbers don’t diminish as seniors graduate. This will be the third straight year that the HPV team has been able to compete and we hope to have the team continue competing as long as competition still exists. If you would like to join our group please send an email to and also enter your email address to sign up for the group below.

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The amount of time you dedicate is completely up to you and the project provides new students with an opportunity to learn a wealth of information on composites, welding, fabrication and team work. It also allows students to apply the theory learned in core engineering classes in real world situations.



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Competition Results

We successfully competed in the 2007 ASME HPV West Coast Competition. The results from the competition for CU are provided below:

Single Rider
Design Event 16th
Sprint Event 8th
  Male 10th
  Female 6th
Endurance Event 9th
Overall 11th


Photos

Click on the pictures below for photos of this years trike.

2007 ASME HPV West Coast Competition Fabrication of the 2007 HPV


2006-2007 HPV Team Members

Dave Boguski - Junior (Rider)
Ross Callison - Senior Treasurer
Amanda Dillon - Sophomore (Rider)
Seth Faulb - Senior Secretary
Paul Ginzburg - Senior
Michael Hannigan - Faculty Advisor
Justin O'Brien - Senior Team Captain
Ryan Ognibene - Freshman (Rider)
Scott Patrick - Senior
Derek Reamon - Faculty Advisor
Quentin Sorenson - Senior
Alex Vidal - Freshman (Rider)



Documentation

Information concerning our design ideas and intended direction with our design is provided below:




2005-2006 Team

2005-2006 Human Powered Vehicle Team

The 2005-2006 HPV Team successfully competed in the 2006 ASME HPV Competition in San Luis Obispo California. Pictures of the team and information concerning last years vehicle can be found here.