CatMobile Steering Spindles
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC Ballroom C/D
Start Date
15-5-2014
End Date
15-5-2014
Keywords
Engineering, Manufacturing, Performance
Abstract
The Electric Vehicle club has a vehicle that is not yet complete: this fall the vehicle included the carbon fiber body, the steel frame, the rear wheel drive system, steering column, and the front tires. There had not yet been a steering system implemented in order to operate the vehicle, along with many other key components to make the vehicle operational. The objective was to at least make the vehicle a rolling chassis by the end of this academic year which would require a steering system of some sort. A lot of engineering occurred to create a steering system that would function well, be safe, light weight, and simple. First, the wheels are mounted on a spindle which allows them to spin with minimal resistance. Then, a device that would have the spindle mounted to it and have a rotational axis was engineered; it is called the bearing pocket. Finally, a part that would make the bearing pocket and spindle rotate had to be created, this part is called the steering arm. The result of these completed components is a steering system that will operate smoothly through a turn, is lightweight, and is a fairly simple design.
Recommended Citation
Newman, Landon, "CatMobile Steering Spindles" (2014). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 141.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2014/posters/141
Poster Number
3
Additional Mentoring Department
Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction
CatMobile Steering Spindles
SURC Ballroom C/D
The Electric Vehicle club has a vehicle that is not yet complete: this fall the vehicle included the carbon fiber body, the steel frame, the rear wheel drive system, steering column, and the front tires. There had not yet been a steering system implemented in order to operate the vehicle, along with many other key components to make the vehicle operational. The objective was to at least make the vehicle a rolling chassis by the end of this academic year which would require a steering system of some sort. A lot of engineering occurred to create a steering system that would function well, be safe, light weight, and simple. First, the wheels are mounted on a spindle which allows them to spin with minimal resistance. Then, a device that would have the spindle mounted to it and have a rotational axis was engineered; it is called the bearing pocket. Finally, a part that would make the bearing pocket and spindle rotate had to be created, this part is called the steering arm. The result of these completed components is a steering system that will operate smoothly through a turn, is lightweight, and is a fairly simple design.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Pringle, Charles