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UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Automobiles — Safety measures; Chassis rollacage; Dynamic analysis; Frontal Impact analysis; Hypermesh; Ls-dyna; Mini Baja; Off-road vehicles – Chassis; Off-road vehicles – Design and construction
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Computational Analysis For Improved Design Of An Sae Baja Frame Structure, Nagurbabu Noorbhasha
Computational Analysis For Improved Design Of An Sae Baja Frame Structure, Nagurbabu Noorbhasha
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Baja SAE is an intercollegiate competition to design, fabricate, and race a small, single passenger, off-road vehicle powered by a 10 HP Briggs & Stratton 4-Stroke gasoline engine. All Baja SAE vehicles for the competition are powered by a small engine, thus large part of vehicle performance depends on the acceleration and maneuverability of the vehicle which is proportional to the weight of the chassis and rollcage. As weight is critical to achieve the greater performance of the vehicle, a balance must be found between the strength and weight of the rollcage to ensure the safety of the driver.
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