:rolleyes: Oh yes, batteries - small detail :-)
The more I look into this project, the more complicated it's looking...
I was thinking of using a gear system (which I assume is a simple drivetrain) to move the wheels from a single motor, and I even considered making wooden gears at one point...
This is just a for fun project. I see all these people making their own electric cars and everything on the news and it just got me interested in making my own, even if it starts out as just a go kart.
The idea I had was to just build it out of wood with the motors attached to each of the four...
So I first have to overcome the rolling friction to start moving?
If so then let's say I apply 4000 N of force and I want to travel a distance of 48270 m (30 mi).
I would then do 4000 N - 2895 N = 1105 N * 48270 m = 53338 kJ.
I would need to apply 53338 kJ of work to move it 48270 m (30 mi)...
So if the coefficient of kinetic friction were to be 0.7 of rubber on street pavement, I can get the drag by multiplying that times the normal force 4047 N, right?
(0.7)*(4047 N) = 2895 N of rolling drag?
Ok, I am not sure if this is the right category to post this in but I am a mechanical engineering "sophomore" student and I want to try my own project, so here goes:
I want to build a Go-Kart/Electric Car, I don't need everything to be perfect yet but I just want to make sure the calculations...