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RC Baja BUGATTI Type 57
RC-car concept design (figure 0-1)
Fall Presentations
Winter Presentations
Final Presentation
RC-car baja competition
CWU hosts a yearly RC-car challenge competition in which teams of two will compete for 1st place utilizing vehicles made entirely by the students. The purpose of this senior project is to have students show their understanding and ability to apply engineering concepts learned leading up to and through the course of this project. Alex Vornbrock will be handling the chassis and drivetrain while Jack Stutz will be in charge of the steering and suspension system.
Intro
Results
The Test Tables 1-3 to the left show the results of the motor efficiency, chassis deflection, and the top speed tests with appropriate units.
The motor efficiency test went well other than the car having parts being reprinted during the operation of the original test, due to this the motor was not under any loading until retesting; the results above are of the second test with the car suspended with a scissor lift and a piece of cardboard placed under the wheels to apply load. The Chassis deflection test went off without of setup and execution though because of the configuration of the INSTROM machine the data obtained leaves the variable to be the modulus of elasticity rather than the deflection, the following day after testing the INSTROM machine was replaced and the test was reran with the new machine making use of the fine tune dial to apply a select applied force. The top-speed made use of the location of the flat last speed test for the competition with two concrete slabs 7.25 feet long, using one phone as a means to take the video team partner Jack Stutz using their phone as the stopwatch and controlling the car to maneuver from start to finish for the five trials; most issues with this test were from complications of starting and stopping the video and stopwatch. The results of these tests were valid, accurate and relevant to the outcome and success of the RC-car.
Figure 4-1 (Drivetrain original)
Figure 4-2 (Drivetrain Alt 1)
Figure 4-3 (Drivetrain Alt 2)
Figure 4-3 (Chassis Alt 2)
Figure 4-1 (Chassis original)
Figure 3-2 (Chassis Alt 1)
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