On June 19, 2022, the award ceremony of Formula Student Electric China 2021, guided by China Association for Science and Technology and sponsored by China Society of Automotive Engineers, was held in Beijing. Geely Yanxiang Team of School of Vehicle and Energy, YSU ranked 13th in the country with a total score of 221.20 in this season of Formula Student Electric China (FSEC), and won the second prize in China. Compared with the 2019 season, it has improved by ten places, and it ranked 9th in the design report and 12th in the cost report for the first time.
The total score ranks 13th in China! Won the second prize in China!
Individual award display
Affected by the epidemic situation, after the active organization and coordination of the organizing committee, the offline dynamic competition was replaced by the online static defense in the 2021 season. All members of Yanxiang team participated in the two-day online defense on May 21-22. Facing the question of referee, the team members talked leisurely with excellent performance at the defense site, fully demonstrating the technical highlights of YX-12 racing automobile. All the team members showed the fighting spirit and successfully completed the competition.
Excellent results can not be achieved without the strong support of various departments of the school and the concerted efforts of faculty and students of the team. Faculty and students of Yanxiang Team always yearn for the champion, and with the spirit of "Dare to think, dare to do, be brave in undertaking, stay true to the mission, and forge ahead", after 17 months of unusual preparation cycle, they have successfully realized the development of 3rd generation electric racing automobile YX-12 which is independently developed and designed by the team and featured with strong and stable power, good handling stability, comfortable ergonomics, perfect electrical system, excellent aerodynamic characteristics and further breakthrough in lightweight. The design goals of linear acceleration of 4.5s, “8” circle speed of 4.8s, curb mass ≤ 245Kg, maximum speed of 115Km/h, etc. have been successfully achieved.
Team work and daily training
As a successful case of innovation and entrepreneurship education of School of Vehicle and Energy of YSU, Geely Yanxiang Team of School of Vehicle and Energy of YSU not only showed its excellent strength in FSEC, but also actively participated in various scientific research projects and competitions while manufacturing racing automobiles. In 2020, two national innovations, three provincial innovations and 10 university innovations were successfully completed and an invention patent was obtained; in 2021, there were 2 national innovations and 11 university innovations successfully concluded; in 2022, 2 national innovations and 17 university innovations were successfully established. In addition, the side trim decoupling suspension system in the racing automobile won the special prize of Challenge Cup Hebei Undergraduate Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Contest 2021 and the third prize of the 17th Challenge Cup National Undergraduate Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Contest, and a utility model patent was applied for.
Group photo of previous members of Yanxiang Team
Group photo of Yanxiang team members in the season 2021
Geely Yanxiang Team of School of Vehicle and Energy of YSU has always adhered to the motto of Virtuous, erudite and truthful", and inherited the YSU spirit of hard work, rigorous scholarship, truth-seeking and innovation. After more than ten years of development, it has trained a batch of outstanding graduates with practical ability and innovative spirit. In the future, Geely Yanxiang Team will continue to deliver high-quality talents for China's automobile industry under the correct leadership of the university!
