Grant Campbell
Nolan Slagle
The Challenge
design and build a car out of a block of wood
to be powered by a single CO2 cartridge. The
goal is to be the fastest car that is still
legal.
The Rules
To keep the car legal, specifications were
put in place for minimal length, regulated
wheel placement, and minimum thickness. We
counld make a thin casing around the CO2 and
attach wheels to it.
Schematics
Inventor Drawing
The design was
changed slightly due
to software
limitations, but the
first draft of the car
was completed.
Inventor Testing
Using the wind tunnel program in Inventor, we
were able to see roughly an estimate of drag
that our car would experience.
Video of Car w/out wheelshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zTTumlm_Ow
With wheelshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyFGY9KJRL4
Manufacturing Stage
We used a bandsaw, belt sander, drill press,
dremel, and a hand drill. For the most part,
the construction went without any issues,
however, the front left wheel well was
damaged while drilling.
Refinement
Sadly, the wheels didnt freely rotate and
required some modifications. We drilled the
axle holes larger and used plastic straws to
hold the axle, fixing the problem.
Test Results
We ran two tests to measure both the
precision of the wheel placement, as well as
the overall aerodynamics. The first measured
deviation from a straight line down a hill, the
second was a wind tunnel.
Test Data
Wheel alignment:
Wind Tunnel
1 cm right
1 cm right
.5 cm right
1.5 cm left
Average Deviation was .25
cm to the right
.075N
.077N
.078N
Average Force of drag in a
10 m/s wind was .076
Newtons
Videos of Races
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za7yQEh45co
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1yM2iLrjsM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45P7NqSHXhk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk8Vdc2Eeyg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHUZkG6kIZU