An innovative electric kart that breaks records
On May 13 and 14, the University of Montpellier participated for the first time in its history in the national "Mobelim" challenge, which pits electric-powered karts developed by vocational and higher education institutions against each other on the indoor track in Limoges. The competing team, "Gream Rocket," involving the Institute of Electronics and Systems (IES), broke the track record several times and won almost all of the stages.
An electric kart unlike any other
Entirely developed within the EEA (electronics, electrical engineering, and automation) teaching department of the Faculty of Science with the support of the IES, the teachers and students of the EEA master's program were heavily involved in both the design and management of the project.
They built an all-electric "race car" from a discarded rental kart. The motor was calculated and sized to match the track layout, with limited top speed but optimized dynamics for better acceleration and braking. The installed electrical power is five times greater than that of a conventional kart, as real-time and remote electronic monitoring modules were also developed to ensure driver safety, similar to what is done in Formula 1 racing.
Mechanics, embedded systems electronics, electric motors, electrical energy storage management, telecommunications, and signal processing: all the expertise of the EEA master's program and IES researchers was put to work to ensure the success of this innovative kart, which has won almost every race and broken every record.