Monday, September 21, 2015

Team Proposal

Guide Way Proposal

Objections and Requirements


The objectives of the guideway are as follows:
  • Assemble an intermediate scaled guideway
  • Guideway will exhibit a sloped 
  • Closed loop track with turns and track changes
  • Finite Element Analysis to perform stress calculations
It will fulfill the design requirements listed below:
  • Must support weight of all the systems, bogie and weight of passengers
  • Slope of ±17° (30% grade)
  • Material must be correct material to support loads and joined properly through welds or other fasteners (Rolled Steel)
  • Must support new design of bogie and allow all contact points to be clear to traverse guide
  • Guideway must be for hanging vehicle system
  • Cabin must not make contact with rail as it descends or ascends
  • Guideway must have spaces to attach solar panels

Narrative

The guideway will demonstrate the 17 degree slope while using little material to save cost. The rail will be closed loop track with one edge dropping and raising at 17 degrees. We discussed that this drop can not be a sudden change and it needs to be gradual to avoid the front of the cabin from hitting the rail. The track will also have a split so it can demonstrate switching at station exits. Previously the rail had to travel backwards to return to start position, but since we plan on a closed loop it will go back to start after completing a lap. Again I will be adding sketches with dimensions to clearly express this idea.

Sketch


Budget

An estimated budget as not been establish yet. We still need to make assumptions to make accurate estimations for the sizes and the material to be used. 


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