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Suspension Design and Vehicle Dynamics Model Development of the Venturi Buckeye Bullet 3 Electric Land Speed Vehicle

Maley, Evan D
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1449164691

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2015, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Mechanical Engineering.
For over a dozen years the Buckeye Bullet Electric Land Speed Racing Team has developed electric land speed vehicles that have set numerous national and international land speed records over 300 miles per hour. These vehicles have been powered by various battery chemistries as well as hydrogen fuel cells. The vehicles have been platforms for advanced vehicle research and training for future engineers. Taking such advanced vehicles to tremendous speeds has its difficulties associated with it. There are two related challenges that are covered in this document. The first challenge is the design, analysis and implementation of a custom fully-independent suspension for the Venturi Buckeye Bullet 3 which is targeting to set an international land speed record over 400 miles per hour. Many of the considerations that went into the design and analysis will be presented. The second challenge addressed is the development of a vehicle dynamics model of the land speed vehicle. There is a significant emphasis on the development of the models and obtaining the necessary vehicle parameters required to build a vehicle dynamics model. The model is developed to begin to quantify the vehicle performance, handling and stability. In the end an analysis of the vehicle stability in crosswinds is considered. The results of the work will be used to validate the vehicles performance and identify any areas of improvement.
Giorgio Rizzoni, Dr. (Committee Member)
Shawn Midlam-Mohler, Dr. (Committee Member)
138 p.
Automotive Engineering; Mechanical Engineering

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  • Maley, E. D. (2015). Suspension Design and Vehicle Dynamics Model Development of the Venturi Buckeye Bullet 3 Electric Land Speed Vehicle [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1449164691

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Maley, Evan. Suspension Design and Vehicle Dynamics Model Development of the Venturi Buckeye Bullet 3 Electric Land Speed Vehicle. 2015. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1449164691.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Maley, Evan. "Suspension Design and Vehicle Dynamics Model Development of the Venturi Buckeye Bullet 3 Electric Land Speed Vehicle." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1449164691

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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