College
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Date of Last Revision
2023-05-04 07:40:36
Major
Mechanical Engineering
Honors Course
4600:497
Number of Credits
4
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2021
Abstract
The goal of this project is to design and optimize an eCVT setup for The University of Akron’s Zips Baja SAE car. The current CVT is a centrifugal CVT which changes its gear ratio through a series of weights and springs, while an eCVT uses a motor to change the gear ratio.The advantage of an eCVT is that the motor can be programmed to adjust in real-time based on the engine rpm. A centrifugal CVT can only be tuned ahead of time. It is necessary to compare the new acceleration performance to a tuned centrifugal CVT to determine if it would be an improvement over the Baja team’s current CVT design.
Research Sponsor
Dr. Christopher Daniels
First Reader
Dr. Yalin Dong
Second Reader
Dr. Scott Sawyer
Honors Faculty Advisor
N/A
Recommended Citation
Masa, Emily; Bagley, Alec; Fertig, Kyle; Gao, David; and Cook, Noah, "Mini Baja CVT Optimization" (2021). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1424.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1424
Signed cover sheet Emily Masa
Alec Bagley honors project cover letter signed YD CD.pdf (236 kB)
Signed cover sheet Alec Bagley
2021 Baja_eCVT_Signature_Page_Final.pdf (252 kB)
Advisor and Reader Signatures