Shop Time to Begin

September 23, 2009

      Materials for the first prototype have been ordered and received. Naturally that means it’s time to get started in the shop. Chief engineer, Cleve Wilcher, has been spending time in the shop introducing the new members to the lathe. Trainer, Adam Jankowski, will also be providing valuable lathe, mill, broaching and welding lessons to the new and eager to learn members during the next few days. Both of their efforts will aid in increasing the number of useful hands around the shop, allowing the team to get a strong start on frame construction for the first prototype. Adam has also been working hard during the past few weeks with each rider individually regarding a study of rider geometry and power output. His work will greatly improve the efficiency of our riders out on the course. Construction of the first prototype is scheduled to begin this Friday(9/25) and be completed by late Sunday(9/27). Feel free to look at the teams webcam throughout this coming weekend and semester to watch our progress of another rewarding Missouri S&T Human Powered Vehicle season.

9/23/2009 11:35 PM

Tour of Missouri

September 12, 2009

      On Wednesday September 9th, 2009 Rolla hosted the Tour of Missouri Stage 3 finish. The team spent the afternoon showing off the bikes to the Rolla community and everyone that was in town for the tour. This event was a great opportunity for our team to network with a lot of potential sponsors. Fred Patton with TimingGuys.com donated a Phoenix Sports Technology timing system to our team last year and was able to get to see the bike in person for the first time. This timing system has been very beneficial to our team and other design teams at our school so we would like to thank all of our donors for making our project possible.

9/12/2009 6:04 PM

Kick Off To 2009-2010 Season

August 26, 2009

      The time has come again to start off another sucessful season under the leadership of our new President, Trent Lauer. Recruitment has been in full force during the last few weeks with a high percent of interest. Chief Engineer, Cleve Wilcher, revealed the new frame design for the upcoming bike during the first meeting of the year and has all members, old and new, eager to get started in the shop.

8/26/2009 6:58 PM

Competition Results

May 8, 2009

      The team got 3rd overall at West Coast competition. We got a 3rd in Design, 1st in female sprint, 3rd in Male sprint, and 3rd in the endurance race. Now the team is wrapping up all of the loose ends for the year and setting the stage for next year.

5/8/2009 3:30 PM

Off To West Coast

April 29, 2009

      East Coast competition went very well. The team got 2nd overall, with a first in the sprint event, 2nd in design, and 3rd in the endurance competition. The team is leaving tomorrow to go to west coast in Portland, so wish us luck!

4/29/2009 10:40 PM

Off To East Coast

April 13, 2009

      East Coast competition is this weekend in Philidelphia. The team is putting the final touches on the fairing and the bike and getting everything ready to go.

4/13/2009 5:05 PM

The Home Stretch

March 03, 2009

      It has been a while since the last post. A lot has happened. The team is finishing up the final frame and fairing this week with powder coating this weekend. We held a fundraiser last week that was very successful for the team. We are also finishing up testing and the design report this week. So far the team is on track for competition which is in a little bit more than a month!

3/03/2009 9:05 PM

One Semester down, One more to go

December 10, 2008

      Since the last post, the team has been working on fundraising as usual and we have had people in the shop most days for the past 2 weeks working on the fairing plug. We have identified the issues with the first prototype for the single rider and Mike has been working on finalizing the plans for a second prototype. Construction for this prototype should begin soon. Other than that everyone is wrapping up this semester and ready to go on Winter break.

12/10/2008 2:15:00 PM

Starting in the Shop

October 28, 2008

     The first single rider prototype is almost finished. We are currently tweaking the design and fixing a few issues. After initial test rides, the bike appears to handle better than previous bikes at high speeds, but one thing to look at now is the low speed control and adjusting the chain path. Also, as of last week's meeting, the single rider bike is now called, Transgressor and the utility bike will be named within the next few weeks. So if you have any suggestions feel free to e-mail them in.

10/28/2008 8:37:00 PM

Starting in the Shop

September 26, 2008

     With the single rider design finished, the team will be making our first prototype for testing within the next week. The utility design is nearing completion and construction of a prototype should begin soon, so be sure to check out our webcam. The team is also getting full into fundraising so that we can afford everything we want to do this year. So if you have any spare change feel free to stop by our sponsorship page and check it out. *wink, wink*

9/26/2008 9:01:00 PM

Getting Things Going

September 5, 2008

     After the first two team meetings we have quite a few new faces on the team. We will be taking new members out for their first ride this Saturday to familiarize them with the bikes. We are also currently working on proposals for grants and funds for this year.

9/5/2008 5:49:00 PM

Start of the 08-09 year

August 21, 2008

     As the school year starts team members are beginning to roll back into Rolla. Today we cleaned the shop up to get it ready for the next year of work. The teams first meeting will be coming up soon when everybody is in town. Mike and Tim are both working hard on their designs for the year so we can start building some prototypes in the next few weeks.

8/21/2008 3:07:00 PM

March Updates

March 13, 2008

     The team has been working hard in the past month to get everything done. We are finalizing the design report for both endurance and the utility bike. In preparation for that, we are completing all of our testing. We completed tuft testing yesterday and the video will be posted soon. We are going to do seat belt and power testing tomorrow.

We are currently laying up roll bars for the practice fairing and in the process of laying up the final fairing.

3/13/2008 8:05:00 PM

Updates for February 12, 2008

February 12, 2008

     Its been a long time since an update, but the team has been working hard. Since our last post, the university officially became known as Missouri University of Science and Technology(Missouri S&T). The website has had several updates to it because of this we apologize for any bugs or display problems. Fairing Design has been finalized and the plug was assembled. Currently, we are in the process of making molds for our parts and hope to finish them in the next couple of weeks. The final frame is still being optimized, so assembly still has not started in that department.

The team will be attending several PR events in the next couple weeks too. On the weekend of the 22nd, the team will be at the St. Louis Science Center with the SDELC and other teams. On the 23rd, we will be at a dinner at Ft. Wood and be on display for the Pro-day.

We hope to start posting regularly again so keep posted.

2/12/2008 10:05:00 PM

Bringing Everyone Up to SpeeD

September 11th, 2007

     It has been a long summer break and its also about time to get everyone up to speed.



Competition

We got first place in both east and west coast compeititions, to become national champions for the first time. The team took first in every event at east coast and have won east coast for 6 years straight. At west coast, competition was a fierce as ever with Cal-Poly finishing in a close second place behind UMR.


Summer Break
Over the summer, many HPV members worked on theHuman Powered Speed Challenge Team. Also, over the summer the officers and other members began to plan for next year and fund raise.


Beginning of the School Year

The old team met to discuss the plans for the year and to discuss recruiting of new members. The Stuco and Design Center Proposals were also started and completed due to the early due dates. The team recruited several new members this year; the roster will be updated soon. More updates will probably be comming after every meeting(Tuesdays at 9pm).

9/11/2007 08:28:00 PM

East Coast and National Champions

May 13, 2007

     The UMR HPV team, if you have not heard is now national champions! We took every event at the East Coast Challenge. We would like to thank all our sponsors and everyone else who has supported us this year. Photos will be up shortly so check back soon.

6/03/2007 06:20:00 PM