Problem Statment

Design a cart that is safe, resilient, low-cost, low-weight, and user-friendly. The cart will be resilient by being strong and durable that can perform in multiple environments, extreme temperatures, absorbs impact and safely clears the ground. It will be user friendly by having free spinning wheels and will have a safe and efficient way to slow down and stop the cart. It will be light weight enough to be easily lifted, transported and collapsible. It will be safe enough for the riders, the dogs, and the bystanders. It will be single operant and be able to hold 2 average-weight people while being able to travel at speeds up to 30 mph.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Suspension

The current focus of the team at this moment is the suspension. The importance of the suspension is high, the team must establish a design that allow the user of the mushing cart to maneuver the vehicle safely from a rear position while all the pivoting wheels are located on the front of the cart.

After searching for ideas, the team was able to find an off-road handcycle used for extreme sports by the handicap.

Inspired by the design, the team hope to use this for their mushing cart with steering being possible from a rear position. 

Solid modeling has begun on the suspension system, and the team hopes to have those completed in the near future.
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