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Shifting Solenoid

Subteam: PowertrainSubsystem: ShiftingAssembly: Shifting AssemblyCars: CR25, CR26I

Purpose

Route CO2 pressure to the correct side of the shift actuator.

Function

Three solenoids in total: upshift (dual acting), downshift (dual acting) and clutch (single acting). Control is handled through the MoTeC M150 GPRP feature set.

Design Process

No part-specific design process is documented. The Shifting subsystem design process applies: 1. Route every line and fitting in SolidWorks. Lines cannot be within 1 in of the engine casing or 3 in of the exhaust; bend radius is 4 in. 2. Size the cylinder bore and line inner diameter with full calculations rather than by picking a catalogue part. 3. Fit the linear potentiometer and set the position bounds that define a completed shift. 4. Tune the preload duration and the torque reduction window on track. 5. Measure the result. CR26I averaged 65 ms cut time across endurance closed loop against 85 ms open loop; across 180 upshifts that is 9 seconds under power cut instead of 15.3 seconds.

Manufacturing Process

Purchased.

Full Material List

Purchased pneumatic component.

Reoccuring issues

None recorded. This part has no entry in Knowledge_Transfer/Issue Logging/Fault Vault.xlsx, in either Issue Log.xlsx, in CR22/Issue Tracking/Shakedown 7-15-23.xlsx, or in any design review issue list found in CrimsonStorage or Box.

Still to document

Nothing in CrimsonStorage covers these yet.