Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers (한국자동차공학회논문집)

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The Study on Weight Reduction of Vehicle for Shell Eco-marathon

Shell Eco-marathon을 위한 자작 자동차 경량화 연구

  • Cho, Byung-kwan (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education) ;
  • Jeon, Seong-min (Deparment of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Korea University of Technology and Education) ;
  • Lee, Dae-kwon (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education) ;
  • Lee, Sun-ho (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education)
  • 조병관 (한국기술교육대학교 기계공학부) ;
  • 전성민 (한국기술교육대학교 대학원 기계공학과) ;
  • 이대권 (한국기술교육대학교 기계공학부) ;
  • 이선호 (한국기술교육대학교 기계공학부)
  • Received : 2016.04.19
  • Accepted : 2016.07.04
  • Published : 2016.09.01
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Abstract

This paper sought to find a way to improve the fuel consumption rate of a vehicle for the Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2014, with a special focus on the correlation between vehicle dynamics, aerodynamics and chassis weight reduction. In 'KUTY-Eco 1' designed for SEM Asia 2014, a chassis made with an aluminum alloy tube, semi-monocoque structure and a pivot steering system were adopted to reduce weight and to secure better performance. The goals were achieved using computer-aided engineering(CAE) and parameter study. Finally, 'KUTY-Eco 1' was created, the lightest car in the competition's prototype petrol(gasoline) type category. 'KUTY-Eco 1' secured the official record of 142.7 km/liter during the competition.

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