PACCAR

E-Truck Retrofit Packaging Optimization

This student team will work to build an initial CAD model of an ICE vehicle (a diesel powered medium-duty commercial truck) and will explore optimization of packaging layout with the goal to retrofit and convert vehicle to a fully electric powered vehicle (EV). This student team will work to complete an initial mechanical design of the converted truck. The first step the student team will work toward is to develop SolidWorks drawings of the original truck. Once these drawings have been developed, the student team will work to redesign the truck to accommodate electric motors and drivetrain, batteries, high and low voltage cable/harnesses, and other mechanical changes required for a successful conversion to EV. The outcomes this student team is working to accomplish include: 1) SolidWorks Drawings of the original truck, 2) SolidWorks drawings of the modified truck, 3) supporting documentation: component selection, design assumptions, calculations, design requirements/specifications, and discussion and limitations of the final design.