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Mid-Term Presentation. Unit 91 Week 7. Jon Gutierrez, Chris Sauer, Simon Radomski, Chat Huynh, Jeff Burton, & Robert Platt October 1, 2008. Outline. Project Goal Problem Statement Design Partition Analysis Tool. Project Goal. To Create a bike that can jump off cliffs. Josh Bender.
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Mid-Term Presentation Unit 91 Week 7 Jon Gutierrez, Chris Sauer, Simon Radomski, Chat Huynh, Jeff Burton, & Robert Platt October 1, 2008
Outline • Project Goal • Problem Statement • Design Partition • Analysis Tool
Project Goal To Create a bike that can jump off cliffs
Josh Bender Josh Bender – YouTube.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3qRy0Nj2uY
Problem Statement Mechanical Advantage Regular Riding Landing Jumps Characteristics • Hard Suspension • Maximum force to rider Characteristics • Soft Suspension • High Traction Production Downhill Bikes Our Bike
Problem Statement Force To Rider Begin Impact End Impact Characteristics • High Final Force Characteristics • Low Initial force Our Bike Production Downhill Bikes Goal: allow the rider additional reaction time
Evaluate Wheel Path • Chain Extension • Affect of Geometries on Forces
Current Design Isometric View
Current Design Un-Compressed
Current Design Compressed