Robert Leduc's Mechancal Engineering
Portfolio
BEng in Mechanical Engineering
University of Victoria
Graduate December 2024
Or email me rob.t.leduc@gmail.com
Formula SAE: Team Principal
I lead 50 students at the UVic Formula SAE club for the 2023-2024 season. We designed, built, and competed with our 600cc IC vehicle while also developing our new electric vehicle program.
Formula SAE: Chassis Lead
I was in charge of the chassis subsystem for the 2022-2023 season. I designed the frame for an optimized stiffness to weight ratio with a focus on tunable cornering performance. I also designed a bespoke engine removal system, and I made large improvements to our manufacturing processes.
Co-op Experience:
Aerospace Research
I worked at the UVic Center for Aerospace Research (CfAR) in the summer of 2023. I had the opportunity to work on the Bombardier EcoJet and other projects. My projects ranged from computational modelling to designing a landing gear camera system.
Capstone: Motor Testing System
For my capstone design project, my team found an industry client in need of a testing system for their electric motor R&D program. To simulate service loads, the client required that system apply a measureable axial load to the motor while the a dynamometer collects torque vs RPM data.
Honours Thesis: Race Car Full Vehicle Model
I’m currently finishing up my undergrad honours thesis. I have create a 7 DoF state space model of the suspension and coupled it to a 4 wheel yaw model in a laptime simulation in Matlab. Included are tire models, differential settings, aerodynamic effects, powertrain torque curves, all four damping regimes, road profile variation, and many more parameters.
I’m also performing experimental modal analysis on the FSAE vehicle to increase the model accuracy.
