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Shield Assembly

Subteam: PowertrainSubsystem: DriveTrainAssembly: Shield AssemblyCars: CR21

Purpose

CR21 assembly line covering the chain guard and shields.

Function

Superseded by the Drivetrain Assembly grouping. Design Philosophies and Processes: Inherited from the DriveTrain subsystem design process: 1. Set gearing from the tractive force diagram, top speed and the event speeds actually seen (autocross top speed 69 mph, endurance 72 mph, gear-limited top speed 82 mph). 2. Design the carriers non-adjustable with a fixed pin, integrated with the engine pins, to reduce assembly complexity and failure points and remove the need for weld-on carrier mounts on the frame. 3. Analyse the carriers at acceleration and deceleration load cases with a 2.0 shock loading factor. CR26I LH carrier at 39 lb-ft with shock: 32.949 ksi peak von Mises, minimum FoS 1.211, 0.013 in average axial bearing bore deflection. RH carrier: 9.432 ksi, FoS 4.229, 0.001 in. 4. Set the half shaft length with a custom measuring jig so the tripod travel range cannot be exceeded, then groove for retaining rings. 5. Validate on track and by inspection of the wear surfaces after testing.

Reoccuring issues

None recorded. This part has no entry in Knowledge_Transfer/Issue Logging/Fault Vault.xlsx, in either Issue Log.xlsx, in CR22/Issue Tracking/Shakedown 7-15-23.xlsx, or in any design review issue list found in CrimsonStorage or Box.

Still to document

Nothing in CrimsonStorage covers these yet.