In an impressive debut at the prestigious Shell Eco-marathon, a team of Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s engineers overcame numerous roadblocks to finish tops in its division for most energy-efficient vehicle.

The student team from the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science competed in the hydrogen fuel cell prototype division of the eco-marathon, which brings together teams of university, college and high school students from across North America in a challenge to design, build and drive the most energy-efficient vehicle.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�I think it was the collaboration of the team and the persistence and problem-solving throughout the competition. It would have been easy to say 카지노 게임 컬렉션�No, that카지노 게임 컬렉션�s it 카지노 게임 컬렉션� we can카지노 게임 컬렉션�t fix these problems카지노 게임 컬렉션� and just enjoy the rest of the competition without competing,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Matt Swift (Sc카지노 게임 컬렉션�17), technical director for the team. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�But nobody had that attitude and everyone wanted to make sure the car was ready to go and that we could compete in the final competition.카지노 게임 컬렉션� 

Previously, the team had competed in the SAE Clean Snowmobile competition, which challenges students to re-engineer an existing snowmobile to reduce emissions and noise, but had not made it past the inspection stage. 

The new competition, however, got off to an auspicious start, says Mr. Swift.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�The first time we went through the inspection, we passed most of the stages right away and then had a few things to fix,카지노 게임 컬렉션� he says, adding that a number of hydrogen leaks were detected in the fuel lines. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�So we went back and tried to do the best we could and went for another inspection and ended up getting through, which was really huge to the team, even at that stage.카지노 게임 컬렉션� 

After getting through the checks, the team hit the track.

There was trouble from the start. The vehicle couldn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t make it up an incline at the start of the 0.6-mile track, so it was back to the work area to find a solution. 

I had never been in a leadership position as big as this one and had never managed a team, so I think that was huge for me. Those are really useful skills to bring to the workplace after I finish my studies.
카지노 게임 컬렉션� Matt Swift (Sc'17), Technical Director, Queen's Fuel Cell Team

This is where the team members gained a lot of valuable experience, Mr. Swift explains. They also got some help diagnosing the issue from a coach from another team.  

카지노 게임 컬렉션�It was a lot of troubleshooting and trying to figure out what the actual problem was because we weren카지노 게임 컬렉션�t really sure,카지노 게임 컬렉션� Mr. Swift says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�It was a great problem-solving experience. We needed to get it done and in a short amount of time so we could get other tests done.카지노 게임 컬렉션� 

The team had a total of four runs in the competition 카지노 게임 컬렉션� and the second run went smoother. However, as the vehicle neared a larger hill at the end of the course, it came to a halt once again. Then, another complication.

In the rush to get out of the way of other competitors, one of the spindles holding a wheel and its brake snapped off. 

It was a welded piece they had made themselves in McLaughlin Hall, and they didn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t have the tools to repair it. 

Fortunately, they came across a manufacturing shop that was offered free to all competitors. The team told the shop what they needed and provided drawings, as well. 

 카지노 게임 컬렉션�We came back an hour later and they had fixed it. That was huge and it was something we didn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t know we would have the opportunity to have at the competition.카지노 게임 컬렉션� 

With one more chance, the team decided to warm up the fuel cell ahead of time, hoping that would resolve the power issue. It worked. The vehicle completed the 10 laps 카지노 게임 컬렉션� 6 miles, almost 10 km 카지노 게임 컬렉션� without a hitch.  

Then they waited for the results, which left them 카지노 게임 컬렉션�awestruck.카지노 게임 컬렉션� 

QFCT was first in their division 카지노 게임 컬렉션� and it wasn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t close. They posted a result of 83.9 miles/m³ hydrogen, and the next best result was in the 60s. 

Like the other design teams supported by the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s 카지노게임사이트 Engineering Society, QFCT allowed Mr. Swift to gain valuable hands-on experience outside the classroom. 

카지노 게임 컬렉션�For me personally, the management side of things was really important. I had never been in a leadership position as big as this one and had never managed a team, so I think that was huge for me,카지노 게임 컬렉션� he says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�Those are really useful skills to bring to the workplace after I finish my studies.카지노 게임 컬렉션�