Electrathon Vehicle Floor
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
Electrathon, lightweight, strength
Abstract
When designing and constructing a vehicle that will be used in competition, both the strength and weight of all components should be optimized. Several students have come together to assemble such a vehicle that will compete in the Electrathon Race. My role in this construction was the floor, which will provide additional safety to the driver and support to the vehicle. The design used for the Electrathon Vehicle floor uses two sheets of aluminum that will sandwich a single sheet of light weight, yet super strong honeycomb material that when epoxied together will hold more than the 180-pound driver while adding less than ten pounds to the weight of the vehicle. While a single sheet of steel would provided the same amount of strength and safety, the design using the aluminum and honeycomb material will reduce the overall weight of the vehicle.
Recommended Citation
Hein, Jason, "Electrathon Vehicle Floor" (2014). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 134.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2014/posters/134
Poster Number
18
Additional Mentoring Department
Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction
Electrathon Vehicle Floor
SURC Ballroom C/D
When designing and constructing a vehicle that will be used in competition, both the strength and weight of all components should be optimized. Several students have come together to assemble such a vehicle that will compete in the Electrathon Race. My role in this construction was the floor, which will provide additional safety to the driver and support to the vehicle. The design used for the Electrathon Vehicle floor uses two sheets of aluminum that will sandwich a single sheet of light weight, yet super strong honeycomb material that when epoxied together will hold more than the 180-pound driver while adding less than ten pounds to the weight of the vehicle. While a single sheet of steel would provided the same amount of strength and safety, the design using the aluminum and honeycomb material will reduce the overall weight of the vehicle.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Pringle, Charles