Kart² Progress Presentation ME 492 Winter 2016 Presenters: Atom Falcone, Jesse Majoros Team: Austin Greene, Nick Vanklompenberg, Jake Waterman, Jeffrey Williamson Faculty Advisor: Dr. Yi Sponsor: Dr. Turcic
Project Overview Currently Dr. Turcic uses this stand to transport and service his go-kart. It is cumbersome to lift the kart onto the stand requiring two people.
Project Goals Design a single operator stand that is: Storable and can attach to a 2” receiver Highly stable Less expensive than current off the shelf kart stands Well balanced Absolutely reliable
Project Plan
External Search
JEGS Performance Products - JEGS Multi-Purpose Lift Benefits: Large lifting capacity Compact Drawbacks: Small wheels Cannot fit under a go-kart [1]
KartLift - Winch Lift Benefits: Winch driven lifting Reliable Drawbacks Heavy Expensive Bulky [2]
SOKS - Capstone 2014 Benefits: Lightweight Compact Drawbacks: Not absolutely reliable Expensive
Internal Search
Scissor lift Benefits: Large range Very Stable Drawbacks: Bulky Heavy Cost Complexity
Fork lift Benefits: Low clearance Stable Drawbacks: Clearance Cost Storability
Pivot lift (winch powered) Benefits: Economical Proven concept Storability Stable Drawbacks: Heavy
Design Selection
Progress on Detail Design
Questions?
References "JEGS Performance Products W41035, JEGS Multi-Purpose Lift | JEGS Performance Products." JEGS High Performance Products. Web. 21 Feb. 2016. <http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS-Performance-Products/555/W41035/10002/-1?parentProductId=3170513>. "WinchLift HD." KartLift. Web. 21 Feb. 2016. <http://www.kartlift.com/store/index.php?route=product%2Fproduct&path=10&product_id=52>.