Solar Car: Front Suspension Design

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Solar Car Front Suspension
Design

• Kevin Beckford
• Solomon Metcalf
• Daniel Astyor
• Jumaane Palmer

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Overview

• Objective
• Schedule
• Completed task
• steering
• braking
• Un-completed task

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Objective

• Design and build a new front suspension for the
  solar car (Sunsation II)

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Steering

• Ackerman Steering
• Camber, Toe-in/Toe-out
• Caster
• Steering box

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Ackerman Steering

• Common Pivot Point
• Pitman arm angle
• Anti-ackerman Steering
• inner tire lifts
• tire scrub

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Ackerman Steering
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CamberToe-in/Toe-out
Toe-in/Toe-out
Camber
front
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Caster
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Braking

• Motorcycle brake assembly
• Connecting method
• Braking Performance
• 50kph to 0 with 17kph deceleration

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Questions ?