1. 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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. Project Plan

5. External Search

6. JEGS Performance Products - JEGS Multi-Purpose Lift
Benefits:
Large lifting capacity
Compact
Drawbacks:
Small wheels
Cannot fit under a go-kart
[1]

7. KartLift - Winch Lift Benefits: Winch driven lifting Reliable
Drawbacks
Heavy
Expensive
Bulky
[2]

8. SOKS - Capstone 2014 Benefits: Lightweight Compact Drawbacks:
Not absolutely reliable
Expensive

9. Internal Search

10. Scissor lift Benefits: Large range Very Stable Drawbacks: Bulky Heavy
Cost
Complexity

11. Fork lift Benefits: Low clearance Stable Drawbacks: Clearance Cost
Storability

12. Pivot lift (winch powered)
Benefits:
Economical
Proven concept
Storability
Stable
Drawbacks:
Heavy

13. Design Selection

14. Progress on Detail Design

15. Questions?

16. References
"JEGS Performance Products W41035, JEGS Multi-Purpose Lift | JEGS Performance Products." JEGS High Performance Products. Web. 21 Feb <
"WinchLift HD." KartLift. Web. 21 Feb <