TUCer — Technical University of Crete / Team page
TUCer Team.
Urban Concept Hydrogen prototype for the Shell Eco-marathon, built by TUCer at the Technical University of Crete. Across three roles — episodic over parts of a six-year span — I moved from ergonomics and 3D manufacturing, through structural analysis and design, to leading the team.
FIG. 01 — TUCer Urban Concept Hydrogen prototype, Shell Eco-marathon
Role progression
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Oct 2023 – Nov 2025
Team Manager & Lead Mechanical Engineer
Overall technical and team leadership, including the master's thesis wheel-development programme — CFRP wheel, test bench, and curing oven case studies — and the SEM 2025 Silencia Ring campaign.
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Oct 2022 – Nov 2023
Head of Analysis & Design
Transmission & motor-mount optimisation (case study), bodyshell FEA, a bodyshell attach/detach system, brake pedal assembly, a revised ergonomic steering wheel, and a door handle mechanism — culminating in a 6th-place finish at Shell Eco-marathon 2023, Nogaro.
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Aug 2019 – Jan 2020
Head of Ergonomics & 3D Manufacturing
Steering wheel ergonomic design, a 3D-printed driver's seat, and a bodyshell lighting concept.
Competition results
6th place
Passed technical inspection · DNF (electrical failure)
Projects
CFRP Composite Wheel
Single-piece tubeless carbon-fibre wheel — RVE/FEA-validated to Tsai–Wu RF 1.54, -19.2% assembly mass. Best Thesis Award.
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Wheel Test Bench
Custom instrumented rig with Arduino PID firmware — measured -44%/-59% Wh/km and lower rotational inertia for the new wheel.
Case study →Composite Curing Oven
Simulink-modelled curing oven, built and used for the wheel's real cure cycles.
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Transmission System Redesign
Generative-designed motor mount and driven gear fixing a mesh-misalignment wear problem — -56% gear mass, -91% mount displacement.
Case study →Bodyshell Analysis
Structural analysis of the existing bodyshell, feeding directly into the attach/detach system redesign.
Bodyshell Attach/Detach System
New attach/detach mechanism for the bodyshell, designed from the bodyshell analysis findings.
Brake Pedal Assembly
New brake pedal assembly design.
Steering Wheel — Ergonomic Redesign (v2)
Second iteration of the ergonomic steering wheel, refining the 2019–2020 design.
Door Handle Mechanism
New door handle mechanism — design and implementation.
3D Scanning & Reverse Engineering
Reconstructing accurate CAD geometry from physical parts for analysis, modification, and manufacture.
Case study →Steering Wheel — Ergonomic Redesign (v1)
Ergonomic design and structural FEA for a new steering wheel — the first of two iterations.
3D-Printed Driver's Seat
Full design, 3D-print manufacturing, and testing loop for a new driver's seat.
Bodyshell Lighting Concept
Forward-looking concept design for future bodyshell lighting systems — not built or tested.