Calculating Drive Axle Forces and Moments in Golf Buggy Design

[craigyoung1990]

Homework Statement

Hello

For a project I am designing a golf buggy and I am calculating conflicting information. The problem is as follows;

There is a drive shaft, A-B, 1.2m long.
There are bearings supporting the shaft 0.1m from the centre of the wheels (therefore 1m apart)
The wheels have a load of 1584.32N/wheel acting down.
There is a driver (bevel) gear 0.5m from the centre of the left wheel (A) with the following forces acting on the shaft - Axial = 1050.13N, Radial = 525.18N, Tangential = 3225.9.

Homework Equations

Can someone show me, by calculation, the bending moments and reaction forces on the shaft.
Ever so grateful

The Attempt at a Solution

I have been working on this all day and I calculate Reaction at bearing A = 2895.21N and 1961.31N at bearing B. However I not confident at all, hence the reason I have discovered this forum. All help would be gratefully aprreciated.

 

[LightHero]

The reaction forces at the bearings are determined by the forces acting on the shaft. The bending moment at the bearings will be determined by the reaction forces and the force of the load from the wheel. To calculate the bending moments, you need to determine the moment arm of the load from the wheel relative to the bearing. The bending moment is then calculated as the product of the reaction force and the moment arm. For example, if the moment arm of the load from the wheel relative to bearing A is 0.5 m, then the bending moment at bearing A is 2895.21 * 0.5 = 1447.61 Nm.