{"id":109942,"date":"2023-02-28T13:59:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T17:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hajim.rochester.edu\/senior-design-day\/hpvc\/"},"modified":"2024-03-01T16:53:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T20:53:31","slug":"ehpvc-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hajim.rochester.edu\/senior-design-day\/ehpvc-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"eHPVC 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Daniel Baumel<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Alex Bowersox<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Rafael Luna<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Nikola Raicevic<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Christopher McDonald<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Samuel Sylvestre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Mentor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Christopher Muir<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Project Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The Human Powered Vehicle Competition (HPVC) is an annual competition hosted by ASME where various universities build vehicles to compete in a 2.5-hour endurance race. This year the rules have changed such that an electrical motor has been allowed to power the vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The vehicle is a hybrid tricycle with an integrated electrical hub motor at the back and pedals in the front for human-powered driving. The two wheels at the front are connected to the Ackermann steering mechanism controlled by two handles extending over the height of the seat. The back wheel has a hub motor mounted connected to the LCD throttle which controls its engagement. The long chain is connecting the front gears in between the two pedals and the back wheel with a tensioner and idle gear in the middle of the vehicle that keeps the chain in tension reducing the slack over a long distance.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Presentation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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