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Overall Market and Performance Comparison of Coil-over and Air Shock Absorbers

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The SAE Baja series is a competition that challenges university student teams on all aspects of designing, building, and testing an all-terrain vehicle. In the competition, the teams present their engineering analysis of all components of their vehicle to a panel of professional engineers to show why the team's design…

The SAE Baja series is a competition that challenges university student teams on all aspects of designing, building, and testing an all-terrain vehicle. In the competition, the teams present their engineering analysis of all components of their vehicle to a panel of professional engineers to show why the team's design is the overall best in performance and in manufacturing cost. Currently Arizona State University's SAE Baja team does not have a method to analyze their vehicle's suspension system, especially on the car's shock absorbers. The current solution to this problem is to change the shock absorber parameters, test drive the car, and repeat the shock absorber tuning until the car is able to produce the performance that the team desires. The following paper introduces and demonstrates three different methods, ADAMS Car, SOLIDWORKS, and MATLAB, that can be used to analyze the suspension system and gather data that can be used in the competition presentation. ADAMS Car is a power software that is used in the automotive and other engineering fields. The program does have a steep learning curve, but once the team is comfortable using it, ADAMS is very helpful with subsystem analysis and full body analysis. SOLIDWORKS can be used to perform motion analysis and drop tests, which can then be exported into ADAMS for further analysis. MATLAB can be used to model the Baja vehicle as a quarter model, which makes it easier for the team to model. Using the methods presented in this paper, ASU's Baja team can test coil-over and air shock absorbers to determine which type is more suitable for the performance and overall cost of the whole vehicle.
ContributorsPerez, Marcos (Author) / Contes, James (Thesis director) / Redkar, Sangram (Committee member) / Engineering Programs (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2016-12

Personalized Transtibial Prosthesis Aesthetic Cover

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This thesis worked towards the development of a parameterized 3D model off a cover that could go over any specific prosthesis depending on the parameters that had been entered. It also focused on gathering user inputs, which was done with the aid of the Amputee Coalition, that could be used…

This thesis worked towards the development of a parameterized 3D model off a cover that could go over any specific prosthesis depending on the parameters that had been entered. It also focused on gathering user inputs, which was done with the aid of the Amputee Coalition, that could be used to create an aesthetic design on this cover. The Amputee Coalition helped to recruit participants through its website and social media platforms. Finally, multiple methods of creating a design were developed to increase the amount of customization that a user could have for their cover.
ContributorsRiley, Nicholas (Co-author) / Fusaro, Gerard (Co-author) / Sugar, Thomas (Thesis director) / Redkar, Sangram (Committee member) / Engineering Programs (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2021-05

Personalized Transtibial Prosthesis Aesthetic Cover

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This thesis worked towards the development of a parameterized 3D model off a cover that could go over any specific prosthesis depending on the parameters that had been entered. It also focused on gathering user inputs, which was done with the aid of the Amputee Coalition, that could be used…

This thesis worked towards the development of a parameterized 3D model off a cover that could go over any specific prosthesis depending on the parameters that had been entered. It also focused on gathering user inputs, which was done with the aid of the Amputee Coalition, that could be used to create an aesthetic design on this cover. The Amputee Coalition helped to recruit participants through its website and social media platforms. Finally, multiple methods of creating a design were developed to increase the amount of customization that a user could have for their cover.
ContributorsFusaro, Gerard Anthony (Co-author) / Riley, Nicholas (Co-author) / Sugar, Thomas (Thesis director) / Redkar, Sangram (Committee member) / College of Integrative Sciences and Arts (Contributor) / Engineering Programs (Contributor, Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2021-05

Investigating the Effects of Geometry Shapes on FDM Printing Overhangs Without Support

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With FDM printing becoming ubiquitous within the commercial and private sectors, there are many who would want to print a part without supports for a variety of reasons. Usually, they want to prints a part with difficult to reach places that would make it impossible to remove any support material…

With FDM printing becoming ubiquitous within the commercial and private sectors, there are many who would want to print a part without supports for a variety of reasons. Usually, they want to prints a part with difficult to reach places that would make it impossible to remove any support material without damaging the part. I will be going over options to consider when designing parts to ensure a given model will be able to be printed without support material.
ContributorsYoshitake, Jacob (Author) / Sugar, Thomas (Thesis director) / Redkar, Sangram (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Engineering Programs (Contributor)
Created2021-12
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Soft Robotics: A Quasi-Passive Knee Brace to Assist in Lifting

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This research evaluated soft robotic knee brace designs that were intended to reduce the risk of injury, chronic pain, and osteoarthritis in laborers tasked with repetitive lifting. A soft robotic quasi-passive system was proposed due to energy efficiency, comfortability, and weight. The researcher developed three quasi-passive knee brace systems that…

This research evaluated soft robotic knee brace designs that were intended to reduce the risk of injury, chronic pain, and osteoarthritis in laborers tasked with repetitive lifting. A soft robotic quasi-passive system was proposed due to energy efficiency, comfortability, and weight. The researcher developed three quasi-passive knee brace systems that would store energy when the user attempted a squat lift and release the energy when the user stood up. The first design focused on using clamped layered leaf springs to create an increased resistive force when the user bends at the knee. The researchers found that because of the unideal clamping of the springs the design failed to produce a significant increase to the forces the user experienced. The second design used a change in length of the layered leaf springs to provide a significant change in force. Through simple tests, the researchers found that the design did create a change in force significant enough to warrant further testing of the design in the future. The third and final design was inspired by a previous honors thesis by Ryan Bellman, this design used pre-stretched elastic bands to create an increased bending moment. Through experimental testing, the researchers found that the elastic bands created a factor increase of 8 from a non-loaded test. Further work would include prototyping a knee brace design and developing a method to allow the user to stretch and unstretch the elastic bands at will. In conclusion, design 2 and design 3 have the potential to significantly increase the well being of workers and increase their knee longevity.
ContributorsLewis, Kyle Jason (Co-author) / Lewis, Kyle (Co-author) / Sugar, Thomas (Thesis director) / Redkar, Sangram (Committee member) / Human Systems Engineering (Contributor) / Engineering Programs (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2019-05
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The Viability of Humanoid Robotics Utilizing the Kinetic Chain Approach, Assessed in the Optimization of a Thrown Disc

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The objective goal of this research is to maximize the speed of the end effector of a three link R-R-R mechanical system with constrained torque input control. The project utilizes MATLAB optimization tools to determine the optimal throwing motion of a simulated mechanical system, while mirroring the physical parameters and…

The objective goal of this research is to maximize the speed of the end effector of a three link R-R-R mechanical system with constrained torque input control. The project utilizes MATLAB optimization tools to determine the optimal throwing motion of a simulated mechanical system, while mirroring the physical parameters and constraints of a human arm wherever possible. The analysis of this final result determines if the kinetic chain effect is present in the theoretically optimized solution. This is done by comparing it with an intuitively optimized system based on throwing motion derived from the forehand throw in Ultimate frisbee.
ContributorsHartmann, Julien (Author) / Grewal, Anoop (Thesis director) / Redkar, Sangram (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of International Letters and Cultures (Contributor) / Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Program (Contributor)
Created2022-05