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KAUSC Team

Chapter one: Business case

1.1 Introduction

The project has four basic phases. The initiation phase, planning phase, implementation phase and
the closure phase. The initiation phase has the team formation and the kick off meetings with the
project advisor and client. The planning phase is where the project is divided from phases into
major tasks and then sub tasks. In addition, teamwork.com was used to help keep track of the
progress of tasks.
Alternatives for this project were generated as the following. First option will have similar to car
that had been designed in King Abdul-Aziz University. Second alternative flat chassis. Third
alternative new created shape. Each option is explained in details. After completion of the chose
process between alternatives using KTDA table, the first option is the recommended option. The
implementation phase is where the team starts the design calculation and use engineering software
to help analyse the design in case of critical errors. After that, modifications are made, and the
manufacturing of the project is implemented. The closure phase is where all deliverables are
submitted for approval from client, advisor and coordinator and recommendations for further
development are mentioned. In this chapter, all information related to the project were discussed
and explained in details.

1.2 Shell Eco-Marathon

Shell Eco-marathon, an annual program of competitions that challenges student teams from
universities around the world to design, build, and test and compete their own ultra-energy–
efficient vehicles.
Shell Eco-marathon programs held annually in Asia, the Americas and Europe, and consist of two
competitions. First is the Shell Eco-marathon Mileage Challenge in which students compete to see
whose car design can go the farthest on the least amount of fuel. Second is the Shell Eco-marathon
Drivers’ World Championship, which combines the proven energy efficiency of the design team’s
vehicle with the speed, skill and strategy of their driver in a race to see who can cross the finish
line first.
There are two classes of vehicles in the Mileage Challenge: cars in the “Prototype” class, which
designed for maximum efficiency, while the “Urban-Concept” class features vehicles with more
practical designs. All cars feature electric batteries, hydrogen fuel, or internal combustion engines.
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Figure 1 shell Eco-marathon logo

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