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Robert Skapof
01-28-2009, 06:22 PM
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
01-28-2009, 06:22 PM
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
01-28-2009, 08:19 PM
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
01-28-2009, 09:48 PM
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
01-28-2009, 10:27 PM
I concur that the acceleration value should be that of longitudinal acceleration.
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