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2008 PSU Human Powered Vehicle Team

2008 PSU Human Powered Vehicle Team. Concept Evaluation. Ben Bolen Erik Chamberlain Kenneth Lou Levi Patton Bryan Voytilla. Overview. Frame configuration Biomechanical optimization Drivetrain configuration Fairing design. External Search. Tricycles Wheels in front (Tadpole).

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2008 PSU Human Powered Vehicle Team

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  1. 2008 PSUHuman Powered Vehicle Team Concept Evaluation Ben Bolen Erik Chamberlain Kenneth Lou Levi Patton Bryan Voytilla

  2. Overview • Frame configuration • Biomechanical optimization • Drivetrain configuration • Fairing design

  3. External Search • Tricycles • Wheels in front (Tadpole)

  4. External Search • Tricycles • Wheels in front (Tadpole) • Wheels in back (Delta)

  5. External Search • Tricycles • Wheels in front (Tadpole) • Wheels in back (Delta) • Bicycles

  6. External Search • Tricycles • Wheels in front (Tadpole) • Wheels in back (Delta) • Bicycles • Quadricycle

  7. Internal Search • Tadpole Tricycle

  8. Product Design Specifications • Performance • Stiffness • Weight • Safety • Strength • High / Low speed satiability • Aesthetics • Uniqueness • Design • Cost • Ease of manufacturing • Engineering Time

  9. Datum Evaluation

  10. External Search • Upright

  11. External Search • Upright • Prone

  12. External Search • Upright • Prone • Recumbent

  13. External Search • Upright • Prone • Recumbent

  14. Internal Search • Vike Trike II Recumbent

  15. Internal Search • Vike Trike II Recumbent • Bio-Mechanical Testing

  16. Product Design Specifications • Performance • Power Output • Speed • Frontal Area • Ergonomics • Safety • Ergonomics • Aesthetics • Uniqueness • Cost • Engineering time • Materials

  17. Datum Evaluation

  18. External Search • Front Wheel Drive

  19. External Search • Front Wheel Drive • Rear Wheel Drive

  20. Internal Search • Gearing calculations

  21. Internal Search • Gearing calculations • Vike Trike II

  22. Product Design Specifications • Performance • Weight • Steering • Safety • Chain Routing • Steering • Aesthetics • Packaging • Cost • Engineering Time • Reduced Parts

  23. Datum Evaluation

  24. External Search • Partial Fairing

  25. External Search • Partial Fairing • Full Fairing

  26. External Search • Partial Fairing • Full Fairing • Competition

  27. External Search • Partial Fairing • Full Fairing • Competition • NACA Shapes

  28. Internal Search • Vike Trike II (Sprint)

  29. Internal Search • Vike Trike II (Sprint) • Vike Trike II (Endurance)

  30. Product Design Specifications • Performance • Crash Recovery • Strength • Weight • Aerodynamic Drag • Safety • Visibility • Crash Protection • Aesthetics • Streamlined • Cost • Material Requirements • Engineering Time

  31. Datum Evaluation

  32. Contact • http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~asme/HPV/ • psu.hpv@gmail.com

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