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The 2009 model HPV my team is working on for the ASME HPVC.... We went out for a ride and here's some photos... We had a few crashes, but the vehicle took 'em like a champ... (only minor human damage :p)
Yes, I know the vehicle doesn't look pretty :p It's getting there - needs a wee bit of paint and such.
No, your knees do not hit the gears... The nut hanging next to it is another story - but that's being fixed as this is being written.
Specs:
Wheel Size: 20" - 2 of them
Drive train: FWD - intermediate jack shaft (gear multiplier) - 9speed
Structure: Monocoque (unibody - fiberglass) with removable Sub Frame (cro-mo)
Seat: Composite Hard shell, adjustable
Roll bar: Sandwich composite - integral in structure
How Fast? We'll say when it's official
Okay, so now you know it's made of fiberglass... and not carbon fiber.... You don't need to make this sort of thing with carbon.... This shows that. We just don't have the budge for this much carbon :p
We'll have more pictures after the event :)
Yes, I know the vehicle doesn't look pretty :p It's getting there - needs a wee bit of paint and such.
No, your knees do not hit the gears... The nut hanging next to it is another story - but that's being fixed as this is being written.
Specs:
Wheel Size: 20" - 2 of them
Drive train: FWD - intermediate jack shaft (gear multiplier) - 9speed
Structure: Monocoque (unibody - fiberglass) with removable Sub Frame (cro-mo)
Seat: Composite Hard shell, adjustable
Roll bar: Sandwich composite - integral in structure
How Fast? We'll say when it's official
Okay, so now you know it's made of fiberglass... and not carbon fiber.... You don't need to make this sort of thing with carbon.... This shows that. We just don't have the budge for this much carbon :p
We'll have more pictures after the event :)
i like how you used fiberglass for the shell..
yeah but ( Hutch ) made an 'HPV' back in the early/mid 80s
http://bmxmuseum.com/image/hpvspeedlimitad_lg.jpg
it was outlawed because it was marketed with the promise of getting atleast 40mph which was too unsafe for the common rider, and which only a few hundred models were issued to sponsored bmx racers, a few more were made with a tuned down gear 'smaller sprocket' for the common people..
i find it interesting, hope someone else does..
I am a member of ASME, and an ME major, at UCF and we have just started work on a student design competition new to UCF, Solar Splash. Solar Splash is basically a solar powered boat race.
We are actually thinking of working with the HPV team to get some advice on aerodynamics and our gear box (which I heard required quite a bit of tweaking). Omeil is currently overseeing our group as an officer and he had mentioned quite a bit about the HPV.
Good Luck,
T. Fults
Do you have any advice regarding student design competitions?
Thanks,
-T. Fults