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Auburn University Team Wins Top Trophy for Off-Road Race Car Design Using Solid Edge Software from EDSMini Baja East first place trophy credits students for best design report among 49 schools
May 15 2003 - PLANO, Texas � EDS today announced that an Auburn University team using its Solid Edge� computer-aided design (CAD) software won the first place trophy for engineering design at the Mini Baja East off-road racing event April 4-6 in Orlando, Florida. The team from Auburn University�s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering was one of two teams scoring the highest among 49 teams with its design, judged across four categories including design report, safety inspection, cost report and design evaluation. Sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers, the competition attracts teams from across North America that have just nine months to deliver an entire running vehicle on time, under budget and up to very demanding performance specifications. Each team starts in August with the same model 305 cubic centimeter engine, a thick set of safety rules, and a blank sheet of paper. The teams then proceed to design and build the best off-road racing car that they can dream up. Mini Baja cars are designed for applications similar to sport-style All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), but are expected to corner more effectively and be safe in a rollover. Compared to a sport ATV, a Mini Baja car is wider, longer, and lower. It carries a full rollcage with a safety harness, and has more sophisticated steering and suspension systems. Mini Baja cars also float, propel, and steer in deep water. The Auburn team, captained by senior mechanical engineering major Ken MacAllister, used Solid Edge to design the Mini Baja vehicle from the ground up. On a challenging deadline, the Auburn students designed the car�s frame, drivetrain, front and rear suspension, steering, braking and flotation systems. "In the classroom, the learning curve for Solid Edge is extremely short and allows us to teach engineering instead of software syntax," said Peter Jones, team advisor, and associate professor of mechanical engineering. "On the Mini Baja circuit, ease of use gives the team more time to investigate multiple design alternatives. All this translates into winning design trophies and preparing these students to enter the job market with real-world experience." A published report from the Auburn team details the winning design. See the report and more information on the Auburn team at http://www.eng.auburn.edu/organizations/SAE/AUMB/ "As I read the Auburn team�s design report, I was very impressed with their ability to greatly improve the car�s design through advanced modeling," said Dan Staples, director of the Solid Edge business unit at EDS. "Also impressive was the team�s extension of Solid Edge to test the rigidity and stress levels of the model using finite element analysis software from Solid Edge Voyager Program member Algor Inc." The Solution Solid Edge from EDS is powerful 3D CAD software that allows manufacturing companies to Design with Insight and to reduce time to market, increase quality and lower cost. The exclusive Solid Edge Insight technology embeds design management capabilities directly within CAD, providing insight into design intent to the entire organization and enhancing collaboration. Insight, complemented by Solid Edge�s superior core modeling and process workflows, has reduced Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and their related rework by 50 percent or more. The extensive Solid Edge user community is comprised of designers at thousands of companies and universities, including, Amana, Philips Broadcasting Systems, Pella Windows, Alcoa, NEC Engineering, Volvo, and Yale University using more than 135,000 seats worldwide. The Solid Edge Voyager Program includes 160 integrated complementary, engineering software applications and computer hardware solutions. About Auburn University Located deep in the rolling hills of East Alabama, Auburn University is one of the South's premier land grant institutions. In 1856 the university first opened its doors for 80 students and a faculty of six. Today Auburn is the largest university in Alabama, with an enrollment of approximately 22,000 hailing from all 50 states and nearly 100 foreign countries. The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering is a nationally ranked engineering school with an enrollment of approximately 3,700 students. About EDS EDS, the leading global services company, provides strategy, implementation, business transformation and operational solutions for clients managing the business and technology complexities of the digital economy. EDS brings together the world's best technologies to address critical client business imperatives. It helps clients eliminate boundaries, collaborate in new ways, establish their customers' trust and continuously seek improvement. EDS, with its management consulting subsidiary, A.T. Kearney, serves the world's leading companies and governments in 60 countries. EDS reported revenues of $21.5 billion in 2002. The company's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: EDS) and the London Stock Exchange.
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