Design and Development of a Human Powered Vehicle

About the Challenge

The Challenge is designed to develop engineering students into engineering professionals while exploring means of traversing an alien landscape with minimal resources. Each year, the competition has a specific design focus with a unique set of constraints, this years major focus being on the design fo the wheels. Specifically, reinventing the wheel to withstand off-road loading without commercial parts.

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Needs Statement

"There needs to be a ground vehicle powered by fit male and female drivers that is capable of competing in the NASA Human Exploration Rover challenge."

Design Requirements

  • Human Powered (Male and Female)
  • Collapsible into 5ft cube
  • Must be carried 20ft
  • 15in. clearance from ground to human extremities
  • Wheels must be designed, constructed, and tested by the team
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Side to Side Seat Configuration for a NASA Rover design.