Rotary Racer 10 - Development Plan
General
- Get sponsership.
- Find old wheel hub.
Research
- General looking at other GP cars by everyone for ideas.
- VWT: Test idea of lowering the hight of the cars body behind the driver using 3D CAD and VWT. (TP)
- VWT: Test raising or lowing front edge of nose code to defect air above or below the car. (TP)
- VWT: Test adding front wheel covers to enclose the front wheels using 3D CAD and VWT. (JM)
- VWT: Test car with flat bottom vs curved bottom.
- Calculate appoximate forwards/backwards centre of gravity if we place the batteries near the front. Test by doing this with our car and scales. (LB, BS, W).
- Play with car design placing things on full sized paper model.
- Measure cars dimensions and create a simple 2D cad drawing from top and side. Could use RR9's CAD design and update.
- Ideas for rotating lower wheel gap cover.
- Rear wheel ackerman steering ability ?
- Suspension ?
- Look for lighter and easier to fasten 6 point harness.
- Find epoxy paint source.
Design
- Design basic overal chasis based on RR9, working out parts needed.
- Design front steering parts. Front wheels slightly closer together to allow for wheel covers.
- Design steering joystik.
- Design wheels. 16inch ?, amount of dish ?
- Design seat.
- Battery holders.
Purchase
- Create list of items to purchase based on RR9's parts list.
- Purchase parts we could start building with.
Production
- Make front steering kingpins and support columns. Length of these can be adjusted later. Needs steel welding.
- Make joystick (needs aluminium welding)
- Make wheels.
- Make Roll-bar and rear axle.
Testing
- Test car around tenis courts.
- Test car at a race day.
Development
- Adjust and improve things.
Timings
Date | Item |
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21/1/2016 | Order chassis and steering metal and other steering parts |
1/2/2016 | Start building steering |
1/3/2016 | Core VWT research complete and overal designs finalised |
01/09/2016 | Car ready for race testing (or wait until 1/3/2017) |