A tethercar is miniature race car powered by a one cylinder combustion engine designed to run on a specially designed track, that allows it to run solely mechanically. The car is tethered to a central pole, and runs around a circular track until its fuel runs dry. The car's 10 best laps are recorded with a speed gun and the average speed acts as the official score. Here is a video to see what it looks like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-SN7ieovDk&ab_channel=RogerPhillips
The goal of this project was to build a tether car capable of reaching at least 100mph. This project was left unfinished due to the supply and testing restrictions of the pandemic.
-Modeled frontal airfoil design based on an NACA airfoil for a low drag coefficient and supplemental downforce. Included air intake for engine cooling
-Designed fuel casing for centrifugal force engine-feeding while maximizing available space.
-Organized research documentation and presented project progress every month
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