SAE ZHCET VOLUME 1 , ISSUE 1 MAY 2013 1

SAEINDIA : An Overview

Society Of Automotive Engineers ,INDIA is an affiliate

society of SAE International registered in India as an

Indian non profit engineering and scientific society ded-

icated to the advancement of mobility industry in India.

SAEINDIA is a professional engineering society whose

membership represents practically every engineering

and scientific discipline. Its members combine their

specialized abilities to further advance the research,

development, design, manufacture and utilization of

vehicles which operate on land, water, air and space.

Across the India, it has 5 major sections with total 458

collegiate clubs benefitting around 55,000 students, in

terms of providing various scholarships and organizing

national level undergraduate competitions.

From Chairman’s Desk

A ligarh Muslim University (AMU) occupies a unique

position amongst universities and institutions of higher

learning in the country. It was established as

Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College in 1877, by the

great visionary and social reformer, Sir Syed Ahmad

khan, which became university in 1920.

From its very inception, it

has kept its doors open to

the members of all commu-

nities and from all corners

of the country and the

world. The Aligarh Muslim

University is the realization

of a vision which was

broad, far- reaching and

realistic.

It is proudly Islamic and

proudly Indian institution: a

living symbol of composite

culture of India and a bul-

wark of its secular princi-

ples.

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

The Department of Mechanical Engineering was estab-

lished in 1941 at Aligarh Muslim University. It is re-

nowned for its faculty and alumni all over the globe and

is one of the oldest departments of Zakir Hussain Col-

lege of Engineering and Tech-

nology.

The Department of Mechanical

Engineering has well qualified

teaching staff actively engaged

in teaching and research and

also been contributing effec-

tively in administrative and

corporate life of the campus. It

has impressive infrastructure

for training and research. The

faculty has published more

than 650 research papers in

international and national

journals of repute and have

regularly been participating in

various international and na-

tional conferences, seminars

and other academic events.

Team Doers have shown how

to realize their dreams out of

nothing in hand. It’s the duty

of juniors to nurture the sap-

ling which they have planted.

Such kind of devotion ,

discipline and a little bit

madness will certainly help in

their career.

I appreciate the way stu-

dents have set up this

club, putting in every

ounce of hard work,

starting from scratch. I

am equally excited for

the upcoming projects

under this club. Team

Doers has marked the

advent of Z..H.C.E.T in

the prestigious and coveted competition BA-

JA 2013. I wish all the best to team members

for their future endeavors.

W hat’s Inside :

BAJA SAEINDIA 2013

Team Doers– Where it all began…

BAJA 2013– Entire journey

Technical Benchmark of vehicle

Our achievements ,future prospects and much more…………...

HIGHLIGHTS of SAEINDIA : HIGHLIGHTS of SAEINDIA : HIGHLIGHTS of SAEINDIA :

ZHCET COLLEGIATE CLUBZHCET COLLEGIATE CLUBZHCET COLLEGIATE CLUB

Established during the session 2012-

13 with the collective efforts of group

of students from 3rd year ,Mechanical

Engg. Dept., with strong urge to com-

plement the theoretical Knowledge

imparted in classroom emphasizing on

practical aspects of engineering.

Started with an initial strength of 132

student members under the faculty

advisory of Mr. Nafees Ahmad II and

Dr. Syed Fahad Anwer , the vision to

develop an automotive culture revolu-

tionizing the institute.

One of the most important qualities of

club is its diversity with students from

almost all the departments of college,

with strong belief that each and every

passionate student can be a partici-

pating member of chapter.

It provides a platform for students to

share and increase their engineering

know – how through increased inter-

action between students at all levels,

group activities ,lectures, workshops,

and by participating in national level

events like BAJA 2013, EFFICYCLE,

SUPRA INDIA etc.

Mr. Nafees Ahmad– II

Associate Professor,

Faculty Advisor, SAE INDIA

Dr. Syed Fahad Anwer

Assistant Professor,

Faculty Advisor, SAE INDIA

It is expected that any good engineer-

ing institute will have student chapters

of professional bodies in the discipline;

therefore it is satisfying that our

department has a stu-

dent chapter of SAE

and that it has more

than 130 members. The activities that the chapter orga-

nized in the current session were all very relevant includ-

ing the participation in SAEINDIA BAJA 2013. We intend

to sit down with our students in the beginning of the

coming session and plan activities for 2013-14. The de-

partment will be more than happy to provide all the sup-

port that is possible. We expect to enhance our relation-

ship with Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra and

also extend it to other automobile companies.

Prof. Arif Suhail

Chairman, Dept. of Mechanical Engg.

SAE BAJA 2013 -

SAE holds an annual design competition at national

level. The aim of the teams is to design, fabricate,

test, market and race a single seat off road car proto-

type that can withstand stringent test conditions laid

down by the SAE. For 2013,the event was once again

breaking its participation records with 260 colleges

submitting their virtual . After the virtual BAJA event

held in Bangalore,120 teams were selected to do

battle in the main event ,held at Pithampur, Indore

from 14-19 feb,2013.

SAE ZHCET VOLUME 1 , ISSUE 1 MAY 2013 2

TEAM DOERS : WHERE IT ALL

BEGAN…..

Spattering mud all around with the sound of mean

engine reverberating, pulling all its effort to scale

to overcome the thick, rocky, terrain of dirty brown

track, sound quite gruesomely exciting ? Doesn’t

it ?

However, the task of making such a machine is

much more challenging than what appears in the

pinnacle of display.

This year, some of the technically inspired students

dared to dream of , thus bringing into existence

TEAM DOERS. Their dream carries forward to this

day, with the baton in our hand, with inflated zeal

to run the next leg of race.

It is the story of 23 passionate undergraduate engg.

students from Z.HC.E.T, A.M.U who represented

their college for the first time in an extremely

demanding and challenging student project-

BAJA2013.

Their souvenir Their souvenir Their souvenir

was about their was about their was about their

dream , their dream , their dream , their

never yielding never yielding never yielding

faith and the faith and the faith and the

extent to which extent to which extent to which

they defied their they defied their they defied their

mettle…...mettle…...mettle…...

A s a team captain and founding member,

I would like to say that leading a team

of your colleagues was an interesting and equally

challenging task. You have to keep balance in eve-

rything. You get to know in and out of every team

member and to how to get the best out of them. In

the end everything has to be done in favor of the your ultimate

goal only. I am thankful to each and every member and whomsoev-

er was related to it any way, because without them it wasn't possible.

The journey has just started, BAJA-13 was the first step in this direc-

tion. This has to go on by generations of ZHCET to come and work

towards the only goal that is to infuse the spirit of automobile in

the college, simultaneously pumping this fresh breed in to the auto

sector.

The change makers with their faculty advisors

Abhishek Pathak,

Team Captain

SAE ZHCET VOLUME 1 , ISSUE 1 MAY 2013 3

Our Inception

8th May,2012, it’s the craziest

moment when Team Doers

registered for BAJA 2013.We

developed a vast array of

technical knowledge by read-

ing books, earlier design re-

ports. We started working

from the scratches and came

with flying colors at virtual

design presentation round

held at Bangalore judged by

eminent juries from leading

automotive companies.

Fabrication :

It was undoubtedly a great

learning experience for all of

us. By working on machines

fabricating each parts as per

design & welding them

together yielded to an All

Terrain Beast ready to roar

at track.

Testing and

Aesthetics :

We were able to

execute multiple

times test run of

vehicle before the

actual race cor-

recting minor faults

turned out during

testing sessions.

Special attentions

were also given to

provide our vehicle

a sporty look.

DAY-1 (static

events) :

The first task was to take the

vehicle for technical inspec-

tion judged by industry gi-

ants. Vehicle was tested for

conformance with rulebook,

tilt test for oil leak, GO-NO-

GO test, Brake test, 5 sec.

exit of driver etc. Then, the

team being inspected OK

after some twitches ,

reached to confront further

challenges .

DAY-3 ( Endurance

race )

The race start was a spec-

tacle in itself. 105 teams

shaped in form of pyramid

to start 4 hour endurance

race. Unfortunately, very

early in the race, a me-

chanical breakdown of

universal joint stopped our

journey. After much effort

to revive the car, team

finally decided that it

couldn’t run after 16 laps

anymore. The team instead

of being bogged down by

failure, took this oppor-

tunity to have look at other

team’s car & design. The

planning & execution of

other teams were phe-

nomenally efficient & pro-

fessional. The feedback of

other teams on our car was

very positive considering it

was our first attempt.

DAY-2 ( Dynamic

events-Time to

hit the dirt )

This was probably the

most enthralling day of

the event. Tasks includ-

ed acceleration test,

figure of 8 & hill climb-

ing test. Team moved

to next hurdle to ruth-

less maneuverability

track full of log obsta-

cles, sand & gravel

traps, muddy & tight

corners.

It was the only race

where ambitions go

full throttle.

T h e r u l e -

book2013 with

Zero Tolerance

policy, reads

like no less

than Indian

C o n s t i t u t i o n

with no less

than 200 rules

shown across

the pages. Henceforth, the

team’s resources were divert-

ed towards satisfying all

rules and building a car that

could run at extreme

conditions.

Team members at Bangalore PVC Model

Unassembled parts Welding process

Designing :

For BAJA2013, the

team went out for pre

– fabrication design-

ing on software pack-

ages like AUTOCAD

2013, Solid works and

analyzed in ANSYS for

various types of tests

viz. front & rear

impact test, complete

& side rollover etc.

keeping in mind the

driver’s comfort, the

cockpit was designed

ergonomically.

Roll over test FEA of roll cage

Vehicle with 100% technical

inspection OK sticker Tilt test

After maneuverability test The final chase…….

Testing time

Final touch..

Ishan Sharma,

Designer

The journey has many tales to tell !!!

SAE ZHCET VOLUME 1 , ISSUE 1 MAY 2013 4

T eam Doers debuted in BAJA SAE INDIA in 2013 season

and the results speak for the hard work put in by the

team :

Team was among 120 selected teams out of 262 partici-

pating teams from reputed engg. colleges across the na-

tion in virtual design presentation round. This is the first

time participation of ZHCET, AMU in its history.

Team successfully qualified the college level technical

inspection round inspected by Mr. U.D. Bhangale ,Head of

Dynamic events at BAJA SAE INDIA. Team was among 105

selected teams out of 120.

Team won great accolades for its innovation - Front

Impact Member in static evaluation at the competition.

Team cleared all the preliminary rounds : Engine test,

Tilt test, Go-no- Go test ,Brake test and safety checks at

NATRIP, INDORE

Team performed excellently in dynamic events too like

acceleration test, figure of 8 test, hill climbing test and

maneuverability test grueling over wooden blocks, sharp

turns, muddy terrain and numerous ups and downs.

Team performed excellently in 4 hours,34 laps (1 lap =

3.5 km) endurance race which is the most gruel some and

difficult event of all. We drove well for 16 laps after which

owing to unaccountable mechanical breakdown of univer-

sal joint , we were not able to perform till the end.

All team members were awarded with certificate of

appreciation from the organizing committee.

OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS TECHNICAL BENCHMARK

The first ever off road car of Z.H.C.ET. Racing team is the product of

hard work and dedication of entire team.

The car had been in the conceptualization stage as early as

June,2013 when the team registered for BAJA 2013.

The design goals set out were to make the vehicle lighter faster and

better handling.

ENGINE

SPECIFICATIONS

Engine Make

Briggs and Stratton

20S232-0036

Engine displacement /

Power/ Torque

10 hp, OHV, 305cc

Starting system Rope Driven

Fuel Gasoline

GENERAL

Kerb Weight of vehicle 250 kg

Wheels Alloy, 12 X 6

Tires <Polaris > Rear- 25 X 8 X 12

Front- 22X7X12

Ground clearance 10”

Track width 56”

Roll cage ASTM A 106 Grade B,

Seamless pipe SCH-40MSC

Suspension, Steering &

Braking

Suspension configuration 4 wheel independent

type

Suspension Type Double Wishbone

Turning radius 8 ft

Transmission Manual ( 4 FWD 1 Rev)

Braking system Disk brakes at all four

wheels

P articipation in the Baja 2013

was an achievement in itself .The

conditions were very tough but as

being a national competition you

can’t expect less than that. As

being a first timer, it was really a

big thing for me to made my team

qualify for the endurance race,

the team supported me and gave

me strength through out the

competition which made me to

perform my best in the whole event.

Experience

of driving

a self

fabricated

car can’t

be

expressed

in words.

Thank you

TEAM DO-

ERS for

having

faith in

me..

Zeeshan Ali, Team’s

Driver

Our Innovation

The BAJA 13 was one such task that taught

many lessons in my life. The making of ATV not

only provided the knowledge of very basic auto-

motive world but also left me amazed with the

intricacy of so- simple- in look things . The team

work, troubleshooting, controlling the nerves

during bad times and then bouncing back like

wave was indeed a great learning experience in

all respects.

Md. Hasnain, Fabrication head

SAE ZHCET VOLUME 1 , ISSUE 1 MAY 2013 5

OUR ACTIVITIES…...

A n industrial visit was suc-

cessfully organized at

TATA MOTORS, Pantnagar

plant , dated 7/2/2013. Total

75 students from our college

were benefited by this visit by

getting know how of actual

manufacturing unit

A technical workshop at VINEET

MOTORS, Aligarh , dated 18 Jan,2013

was successfully organized under our

club benefiting 62 students.

Complete knowledge of vehicle dynam-

ics, Disassembly of vehicle components,

wheel alignments and many more inter-

esting topics were explained by well

trained experts from workshop.

O ur 23 club members actively participated in national competi-

tion SAEINDIA BAJA 2013 and came with flying colors com-

peting with 262 colleges across the nation.

Regular classes have been organized for juniors to

make them acquainted with the basics of automo-

biles, its trends and latest technologies. The over-

whelming response of students keeps us motivating all

time.

A dding to our club’s achievements, 5

members namely Abhishek Pathak,

Kushagra Kumar, Prashant Singh, Rahmat-

ulaah ,Ayush Gupta stood runner up in

DESIGN QUOTIENT, a competition orga-

nized by Mahindra Group. The event held

at BBDIT,Lucknow in the month of April. FUTURE PROSPECTS

W ith the sole aim of inculcating

a zeal among students to get involve

in innovative projects, our club have

formed our college team GREEN

WARRIORS for National level compe-

tition EFFICYCLE’14. Their task is to

design & fabricate an efficient & eco–

friendly Human Powered Vehicle.

The team includes 10 of the brightest

minds from first year selected on the

basis of resume & exhaustive inter-

views. The final event is scheduled to

be held at Chandigarh in the month of

September.

TEAM GREEN WARRIORS

SUPRA INDIA Car Model

Candidates during test for BAJA’ 14

C onfident from our achievements at our

very first exposure to national level baja’13,

the team is now looking forward to mark its

venture in SUPRA INDIA’14 , a national lev-

el competition organized every year by

SAEINDIA sponsored by MARUTI SUZUKI.

The task for the team is to build a prototype

of F1 type racing car. The event is scheduled

to be held at Buddha International Circuit ,

Greater Noida next year.

D azzled by experience, with a bigger dream to inspire fresh blood and create a lega-

cy of TEAM DOERS for the years to come , we are again ready for BAJA’14.

The experience that our team gained in BAJA’13 will definitely be reflected in the car that

will be built for next edition. We are targeting for more light weight, faster and ergonomi-

cally advance vehicle this time. The team is an amalgamation of I, II, III year students from

B-Tech & B.E irrespective of the branches.

SAE ZHCET VOLUME 1 , ISSUE 1 MAY 2013 6

THANKS TO OUR ALUMNI

For a project of this scale, the availability of funds at the right time is major constraining factor. In the manu-

facturing phase, we were severely constrained by lack of funds. But, thanks to our generous alumni !!!

The financial help at crucial times and proper guidance that we received from alumni across the globe played

a significant role in nurturing our project and honing the skills of our team.

We are extremely thankful to North America, ZHCET Alumni Association, namely Dr. Arshan Khan ( Chrysler Group, Detroit ) and Mr. Sayed Naved ( President, Banyan Technology Solutions, USA ) who constantly guided our team since its inception. ZHCET-NA ,established in 2012 aims to help and support ZHCET current students and to connect ZHCET graduates in North America with each other.

To get more information about ZHCET-NA,

kindly visit: website @ http://na.zhcetalumni.com/

CONTACT US :

Acknowledge our efforts with your valuable feedback. We’d be grateful.

Mails us at : teamdoers@gmail.com

Www.facebook.com/saezhcet

Editor & Designer of newsletter:

Meraj Ahmad Warsi & team

B-Tech III Year,

Mechanical Engg. Department

I t is always the first step that is most diffi-

cult. The unwavering faith of our alumni

on us (just on basis of telephonic conver-

sation, mails ) & timely financial help has

always been helpful. Our dream of making a

vehicle might have died a premature death un-

less we were supported by alumni. Their sup-

port has given the members of TEAM DOERS,

the most memorable experience of their life. !!

Amar Ujala ,12 Feb,2013

Media

Buzz…..

We hope that SAEINDIA: Z.H.C.E.T. collegiate club

will act as a strong unifying force among automotive

industries, our college and above all students and

administration.

Name of our team in

OVERDRIVE:INDIA’S largest Auto Media

Times of India 3 March, 2013

Dainik Jagran, 12 Feb,2013

Hindustan ,13 Feb,2013

Meraj Ahmad Warsi, Treasurer

WE ARE INDEBTED TO…..

Team Doers cannot forget to express their sincere

thanks to teachers, technical and other staff of

department of Mechanical engg. who extended

their supporting hands for successful participation

in BAJA event. Their unflinching belief in the

team’s capability and mission helped a lot.

Apart from the immense motivation and faith, our

university provided us with essentials such as in-

frastructure and financial support ( worth 1 lakh) .

With such a firm foundation, we were driven to

perform and do our best. Happy moments with workshop staff

Team Doers with faculties of Department Hon. VC during his visit to witness our vehicle

Participation in BAJA 2013

is a dream come true for us.

Though we faced a lot of en-

cumbrances throughout this

venture but blessings and mo-

tivations of our in-

structors helped to

overcome those. Hope

to see such enthusiasm among members of

BAJA’14 and Efficycle and bring laurels

to AMU.

Himank Gulati

Marketing Head, BAJA Team

Mr. Sayed Naved

Fahad sir, the first person to whom we went with innocent faces saying-”

We want to establish SAE club.. guide us sir “ & momentarily the reply saying– “ Yes, why not.. Go ahead “. This sin-

gle phrase encompasses everything which is visible today in one year span of SAE.

Nafees sir– an epitome of strength, as strict as father, as caring as a friend, a disciplinarian yet always so approach-

able and warm at heart.

Still today , both of our mentors leave no stone unturned to motivate and guide us accordingly. We are thankful to

both strong pillars of our club because without them it would not have been possible———From TEAM DOERS

Heartfelt Gratitude to..