Double Check Please

[Robert Skapof]

I am going through a paper written by a student at MIT. paper can be found at

http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstrea...50024.pdf?sequence=1 (http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/36702/77550024.pdf?sequence=1)

The student calculates the tension in the chain due to the lateral acceleration. I believe it should be longitudinal acceleration. I just wanted a second set of eyes.

Thanks

[Robert Skapof]

I am going through a paper written by a student at MIT. paper can be found at

http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstrea...50024.pdf?sequence=1 (http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/36702/77550024.pdf?sequence=1)

The student calculates the tension in the chain due to the lateral acceleration. I believe it should be longitudinal acceleration. I just wanted a second set of eyes.

Thanks

[Mike Cook]

Page 15, I assume.

I guess he meant long acceleration. However, FSAE cars can't pull nearly 1.8g long, maybe only 1g. So his calculations are grossly off.

[Hector]

Interesting. His calculations point towards longitudinal acceleration, but his given value (1.8 g) points towards latitudinal acceleration. Not sure any FSAE cars can do 1.8g longitudinal accel. Maybe they applied a factor of safety to the value?

[fixitmattman]

I concur that the acceleration value should be that of longitudinal acceleration.