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Detailed Description
Title
Constant Velocity Joints for the 2023 Union College Baja Racing Team Car
Department(s)
Mechanical Engineering
Creator(s)
Advisor(s)
Date of Original
6/11/2023
Description
Constant velocity (CV) joints have a long history of development. They are designed to transmit angular velocity from one axle shaft to another when they are not collinear. The Union College Baja racing team decided to use CV joint axles as outboard drive shafts (half shafts), which deliver the power from the engine to the wheels, in the 2023 car. Due to the geometries of the joints' components, they are difficult to manufacture without specialized equipment. Therefore an axle assembly was ordered. However, it was very difficult to find a CV axle to purchase and without a car it is near impossible to test. Dynamic analysis is a useful tool which could be used to study potential selections and whether they would fail.
Genre
thesis
Publisher of Digital Record
Union College Schaffer Library Digital Projects
Source
Union College Schaffer Library Special Collections
Contact Information
Union College Schaffer Library Special Collections, 807 Union St., Schenectady, NY 12308; 518-388-6620; https://www.union.edu/schaffer-library
Harmful Language Statement
Language
English