The 2015 Chem-E-Car. Photo by Yae Lin Lee, former Chem-E-Car team member.
The 2015 Chem-E-Car. Photo by Yae Lin Lee, former Chem-E-Car team member.
A group of students from Missouri University of Science and Technology have built an autonomous vehicle powered by a chemical reaction to compete in the 2017 regional Chem-E-Car competition.
Missouri S&T’s Chem-E-Car Team will compete March 31-April 2, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Student Conference. The competition challenges teams to design and build a shoebox-sized car that uses a chemical reaction to travel a target distance while carrying a pre-established amount of weight.
At the competition, all vehicles must travel a randomly set distance between 15 and 30 meters – the final destination is randomized to make team members adapt and perform calculations in a short period of time. Teams must calculate the average velocity of their vehicle and decide what volume of the chemical solution would be required to activate the battery power. The car closest to the finish line at the end of the race will win and qualify for the national competition.
The following Missouri S&T students will participate at the competition:
Jakeb Baldridge, a senior in chemical engineering from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
John Bequette, a junior in chemical engineering from O’Fallon, Missouri
Robert Boxerman, a senior in chemical engineering from Pacific, Missouri
Okito Brown, a senior in chemical engineering from Florissant, Missouri
Stephen Eastman, a senior in chemical engineering from St. Peters, Missouri
Daniel Ehrett, a senior in chemical engineering from Ballwin, Missouri
Daniel Ellerbrock, a senior in electrical engineering from St. Charles, Missouri
Darian Emmett, a freshman in mechanical engineering from Liberty, Missouri
Blake Folta, a senior in chemical engineering from Osage Beach, Missouri
Logan Hansen, a junior in chemical engineering from Hallsville, Missouri
Dustin Haring, a senior in electrical engineering from Sullivan, Missouri
Brent Johnston, a junior in chemical engineering from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mason McGavock, a sophomore in mechanical engineering from St. Louis
Christian Parsons, a junior in computer science from Carthage, Missouri
Eric Rodriguez, a senior in chemical engineering from Ellisville, Missouri
Timothy Schaefer, a senior in chemical engineering from Independence, Missouri
Luke Smith, a junior in computer science from Marceline, Missouri
Marc St. Amour, a senior in chemical engineering from Chesterfield, Missouri
Arjun Suresh, a senior in chemical engineering from Ballwin, Missouri
Thomas Verzino, a senior in computer engineering from Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Trevor Vogan, a junior in chemical engineering from St. Louis
William Whelan, a senior in chemical engineering from Peculiar, Missouri
Mathias Whitworth, a senior in chemical engineering from Mexico, Missouri
Azfar Zulkifli, a senior in chemical engineering from Manchester, Missouri.
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