The Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE) Japan is an annual international electric car competition that challenges students to design and produce a single-passenger car resembling a formula racing car. This year’s FSAE Japan competition featured 62 teams from various world-class universities in China, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia, and the host country, Japan. For this year, Anargya ITS was the only team representing Indonesia.
The General Manager of Team Anargya ITS, Rafif Herdian Noor, revealed that there were two categories in this international competition: Static Event and Dynamic Event. Anargya ITS Team achieved 3rd place in the Business Plan Presentation and also received the 3rd place award for the View Drawing category. ” We put in tremendous effort to visualize every aspect of the business plan and the view drawing for the latest version of the Anargya car,” he said.
In response to their victory, Rafif, a third-year Industrial Mechanical Engineering student at ITS, acknowledged that their success was driven by innovation. Anargya Team ITS made several improvements from the previous electric car, one of which was changing the material of the car body to carbon fiber. “This material change can reduce the car’s mass by up to 38 percent,” Rafif explained. Furthermore, innovation was also achieved by incorporating components made by the Anargya team themselves, including batteries assembled according to international regulations. These batteries have fire-resistant capabilities, making them safer in emergency situations. The team also equipped the car with an air-cooling system that flows through the side pods, thus increasing battery efficiency and durability. Additionally, the battery capacity was increased to 7.46 kilowatt-hours.
Rafif expressed his gratitude to ITS for its significant contributions to Anargya Team, enabling them to continue making an impact with this support. The material and moral assistance from ITS played a vital role in Anargya’s success during the past year of preparation. “In the future, Anargya will continue to strive to give its best for ITS,” he said optimistically.