Design And Static Analysis Of Go Kart Chassis
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2015-12-23T13:15:07Z
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The purpose of this project is to design, model and analyse a Go- kart chassis which is
rigid enough to withstand various loads during static and dynamic conditions with good
performance characteristics.The Go- kart is a recreational vehicle which is used for
racing. It is a low level 4 wheeled racing purpose vehicles driven by racing enthusiasts. It
is driven by people of all ages and there is no restriction for age as in other racing sports
like Formula one. Go- Kart is a vehicle with no suspension and less ground clearance. It
was introduced in India in 2003 by MRF.
One of the fundamental parts of Go-kart is the chassis. The chassis houses different parts
of the go-kart. The design of the chassis has different steps which includes, the theoretical
calculation i.e. determining the centre of gravity for the required track width and wheel
base. Various chassis is modeled and comparative analysis is done for different
conditions such as static loading, front impact, rear impact, side impact and material
analysis. The analysis is performed to each and every chassis that are modeled. Based on
the analysis results, the chassis with optimum results is selected. The optimum chassis
from analysis is further checked for suitable material and the cross section of the material
that is to be used to build the chassis.
The main parts of a Go- kart are chassis, engine, steering, transmission, tyres and brakes.
For a good performance Go- kart the parts mentioned need to be designed effectively.
After design and analysis calculations were performed on steering to obtain the
Ackermann steering geometry for effective steering.
Out of the six different chassis modeled, the chassis 4 is selected as the optimum model.
The material analysis shows that the material suitable for the chassis is steel since it has
least deformation value. Also from the weight aspect the circular cross section has been
chosen over the square cross section as the former is lighter compared to the latter.
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Design And Static Analysis Of Go Kart Chassis, Sachin S, Sai Kirthan Rao, Pradeep B