Proposta de aplicação do modelo Product Lifecycle Management no projeto de extensão UTFast FSAE Racing

Abstract

The development of a formula SAE racing prototype involves different data analysis, design areas, financial and human management. The UTFast F­SAE Racing extension project aims to design and build a functional combustion vehicle prototype and participate in the SAE national engineering competition representing the Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná by the Ponta Grossa campus (UTFPR­PG). The objective of the work is to identify how the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) methodology can facilitate the life cycle management of a product, produced by the initiative of a university extension project, to make possible the integration of data, people and processes throughout the product life cycle, to propose a product lifecycle management model within the development process of an internal combustion engine vehicle. The technical procedure adopted will be data collection by direct observation within the extension project and interviews with those responsible for the areas that handle the project management. The model's main focus is to support the project management using PLM methodology, to find more collaboration, and knowledge during the product life cycle management, increasing the team's know­how about the developed product. As a result of implementig PLM, the team experienced improvements in key aspects of the vehicle construction process, enabling the identification and resolution of bottlenecks, particularly in cost management and raw material usage. This led to waste reduction, cost savings, and more effective utilization of available resources.