Project Goals

• Construct a go-kart frame

• Create a functioning ESC/motor controller

• Create a functional electrical system

• Integrate all systems into a full go-kart

Build Stage: Prototype Fabrication

• Mounting front wheels

• Mounting components (brake, pedal, motor)

• Make chainguard for safety

Design

• CADed mounting for components

Electrical

• Added capacitors to stabilize voltage spikes

• Added Highside Bootstrap to ensure proper boot

• Pulldown resistors on Boot to ensure ESC does not power up early

Fabrication

• Practiced plastic welding

Testing

• Welded our front mounting together

Problem Solving

• Front wheels brackets is too weak to support our weight

  • • Plastic weld it

    • Shorten lever arm

  • Steering rack doesn't have support

    • CAD 3dp bracket to eliminate universal joint mobility on upper joint

  • Spinning open chain is dangerous

    • Fabricate chainguard to protect people from spinning sprocket

For our Go-Kart project, we thought it would be best that we split up the necessary work by our respective interests. 

Charlie is in charge of designing and building an ESC with Hunter. He is now working on more quality of life components like servos and switches that we can configure later.

Tyler and Hunter are the ones most primarily working on the fabrication of the Go-Kart. We remounted the front wheels with the new plastic welder

Keep mounting components. Brakes, steering assembly, and 

Next Cycle Goals

• Mount brakes

• Mount steering wheel

Timeline

By next cycle:

1. Mount brakes

2. Mount steering wheel

3. Shorten steering assembly