
“Pit Stop 1.0”, a workshop in an attempt to introduce young students to basic vehicle maintenance and troubleshooting, organized by the IMechE Student Chapter – SLIIT in collaboration with the IEEE Women In Engineering Affinity Group of SLIIT was held on 16th of July 2019.
The workshop was conducted by Mr Yukthika Abeysinghe and Mr Sean Labrooy, under the guidance of Dr Malika Perera, Senior Lecturer at SLIIT and Project Manager for Bentley CAE Research Unit. The lecture was followed by a hands-on practical session which involved multiple activities such as identifying common dashboard indicators and controls, checking oil, water and battery acid levels and jacking up vehicles and changing tires.