Chassis design for SAE racer

O'Neil, Anthony M. (2005) Chassis design for SAE racer. [USQ Project]

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Abstract

This dissertation concerns the design and construction of a chassis for the Formula SAE-Aust race vehicle - to be entered by the Motorsport Team of the University of Southern Queensland.
The chassis chosen was the space frame - this was selected over the platform and unitary styles due to ease of manufacture, strength, reliability and cost. A platform chassis can be very strong, but at the penalty of excessive weight. The unitary chassis / body is very expensive to set up, and is generally used for large production runs or Formula 1 style vehicles. The space frame is simple to design and easy to fabricate - requiring only the skills and equipment found in a normal small engineering / welding workshop.

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Item Type:	USQ Project
Refereed:	No
Item Status:	Live Archive
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Engineering and Surveying - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering (Up to 30 Jun 2013)
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2007 00:23
Last Modified:	02 Jul 2013 22:32
Uncontrolled Keywords:	chassis, aluminium, alloy steel, low carbon steel, heat treatment, welding
Fields of Research (2008):	09 Engineering > 0902 Automotive Engineering > 090204 Automotive Safety Engineering 09 Engineering > 0902 Automotive Engineering > 090202 Automotive Engineering Materials
Fields of Research (2020):	40 ENGINEERING > 4002 Automotive engineering > 400204 Automotive safety engineering 40 ENGINEERING > 4002 Automotive engineering > 400202 Automotive engineering materials
URI:	https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/527

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