Design and performance evaluation of an electric go-kart and custom permanent magnet brushless DC motor

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Davis, Eli Marc
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.
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Daniel Frey.
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Abstract
This undergraduate thesis documents the design considerations and specifications of building a personal battery-powered go-kart. This includes designing and building a custom brushless DC motor for use in the drivetrain. Details of the fabrication and assembly processes are included for reference. The motor was not finished in time to be able to be tested, but the performance of the go-kart has been estimated through scientific calculations.
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Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012.
 
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
 
Includes bibliographical references (p. 23).
 
Date issued
2012
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74438
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Mechanical Engineering.
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