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Go-Kart Report

The document provides details on a go-kart design project created by a group of students. The go-kart features include aerodynamic body panels, a back wing, detailed steering wheel and pedals meant to resemble a racecar. It has a dual electric motor system powered by two batteries for improved speed and weight savings. Technical drawings, 3D views and exploded views of the design are included.

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Go-Kart Report

The document provides details on a go-kart design project created by a group of students. The go-kart features include aerodynamic body panels, a back wing, detailed steering wheel and pedals meant to resemble a racecar. It has a dual electric motor system powered by two batteries for improved speed and weight savings. Technical drawings, 3D views and exploded views of the design are included.

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Kids Go-Kart Model

Final Project Spring 2020


Siemens NX
AME 308
Group #8

Camille Grandjean​ (Wednesday), ​Seant Minassian​ (Wednesday),


Tyler Presser​ (Tuesday), ​Madeline Sheedy​ (Tuesday)

11 May 2020
Table of Contents

Go-Kart Features 3

Our Go-Kart vs. The Competition 3

Steering Wheel 3

Gas and Brake Pedals 3

Back Wing 3

Front Panel 3

Seat 3

Belt Chain 3

Technical Drawing 4

3-View Image 4

Isometric View Image 4

Exploded View Images 4

Go-Kart Assembly 4

Sub-Assemblies 4

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Figure 1: ​Isometric View of our Go-Kart.

I. Go-Kart Features

A. Our Go-Kart vs. The Competition


Our go-kart was made to resemble a racecar to set it apart from other children’s go-karts that are
rather simple and only structural. Our design features aerodynamic, lightweight body panels and a back
wing as well as a detailed steering wheel and pedals. With our go-kart, we aimed to mesh the practicality
of a battery charged go-kart with the excitement of a race car design to please parents and children alike.
The cart was designed with two key principles in mind: save weight wherever possible without
compromising strength, and to incorporate low speed aerodynamic features that improve car performance.
These two design criteria can be clearly seen in the Isometric view for our Go-Kart included above. The
large wing area was required to maintain downforce on the car because of power limits on children’s
karts. By increasing the overall wing area we can increase downforce without having to increase the speed
of the kart. This feature along with the side panels were chosen to be made out of plastic because they do
not contribute to the load bearing structure of the overall car, thus they can be made as light as possible to
save weight.
Our design also features a dual drive power system, driven by two electric motors each with a belt
connecting them to the rear axle, acting as our transmission. The use of electric motors is a two fold

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improvement. Firstly, the Go-Kart is much faster than that of a typical oil-gasoline powered system: the
electric current runs, which runs through the battery, transports at a much higher rate than the gasoline
would. Secondly, the implementation of just two batteries, which weigh a total of 2 pounds.

Figure 2: ​Dual-Battery and Dual Motor Setup

Figure 2​ above displays the setup that was designed for our Go-Kart: A Dual Battery and Dual
Motor Setup. Each battery drives a respective motor, which allows for a higher voltage concentration per
motor, which in-turn for more power to be centralized to the motor. The substitution of two motors as
opposed to a single motor allows for better road traction in inclement weather, better regenerative power,
more range, and a much higher horsepower.

FINAL KART MASS - 92.98 LBM

B. Steering Wheel
Our go-kart features a steering wheel with grip features to make it more comfortable for the driver. It also
features button and logo icons to again make the go-kart’s details reminiscent of a race car.

C. Gas and Brake Pedals


To reduce the risk of kids accidentally pressing the gas when trying to brake and vice-versa, our go-kart
features icons on the pedals. The gas pedal features a forward arrow icon and the brake features a hexagon
meant to represent a stop sign.

D. Back Wing
To make our go-kart look more like a racecar than a basic kids go-kart, we added a back wing with a
design similar to that of a racecar wing. This feature is one of the primary features that we hope will
separate our go-kart from the competition.

E. Front Panel
Similar to the back wing, the front panel of the go-kart was designed to recall a racecar and is meant to
have an aerodynamic appearance. It serves a functional purpose as well; because it is made of plastic

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whereas the chassis is made of metal, it provides further protection for anything, or anyone, that the
go-kart might run into. If the front panel was not included, or if it were metal, the go-kart could cause
significant damage when running into things or people.

F. Seat
The go-kart seat was designed to hold the driver snugly and comfortably. With raised sides, it will hold
the driver in place. It was again made to somewhat resemble a racecar seat rather than a simple go-kart
seat.

G. Belt Chain
The chain is perfectly and tightly fitted about the rear axel and the motor’s driveshaft. Due to this feature,
there will be a minute loss of energy due to the theory of conservation of mass.

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II. Technical Drawing

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III. 3-View Image

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IV. Isometric View Imag​e

Figure 4. ​Isometric View of our Go-Kart.

V. Exploded View Images


A. Sub-Assemblies (ONLY SOME ARE SHOWN HERE, CHECK EXPLODED VIEWS
FOLDER IN SUBMISSION FOR ALL PDF EXPLODES)

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MotorASSY

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Pedal_Assembly

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