University of Cincinnati Supermileage: Early Work and Concept Design

Below are SolidWorks CAD drawings of our primary concept design. The vehicle is three wheeled, where the two front wheels steer and the rear drives. The vehicle is based on a steel tube frame, using recumbent tricycle 20" front wheels, a modified 20" bicycle rear wheel, and a steering system similar to that used in racing go karts. The configuration is currently set up for a stock Briggs and Stratton 3.5hp engine (as is provided for the competition), but Dan has serious modification in mind that will be discussed in depth. The body of the vehicle will be a combination of a molded canopy from an electric vehicle kit (for visibility) and either fiberglass or aircraft-sytle covered space frame. Below are some pictures of the early work we have been doing and parts we have started to accumulate.