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1. Introduction
2. Investigations
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2.2 Design Principles

3. Design Ideas
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4. Final Solution
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4.2 Isometric

4.3 Model

5 Test Results

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5.1 Table and Graph

6. Evaluations
19. -21

6.2 Other Models

6.3 Model Success

6.4 Future Improvements

1 Introduction

The purpose of the alternate energy vehicle was to design, construct and test a scaled model of a simple vehicle. The vehicle was to travel a designated track in the shortest possible time. The model must include an enclosed prism volume of 80x50x50 mm and the chassis must have a minimum dimension of 200x160 mm.

The chassis was to be made from either ply wood or aluminium sheet. The rest of the model consists of a gear kit, 2 axles, 4 wheels, an electric switch and a battery pack.

The models were evaluated by calculating the average velocity. The average velocity is calculated using the distance travel divide by the time for completing...