Senior Design 04-05: Team 7
Aim to P.L.E.A.S.E
(Pure Liquid Eliminating Air Shock Equipment)
Team Members (left to right)
Dan Kuiper, Peter Anjorin, Eddie Lucas, Sarah Chandrasekar
Problem Statement:
Our Customer, Naake Motorsports needs a machine that is able to remove air from a pre-assembled QA1 shock
and then fill it with light weight shock oil. These are performance shocks
typically used on race cars. The machine would be in a race shop environment
and should also reduce the current cycle time to 5 minutes.
Objective:
Our main goal in this project is to deliver a machine that
is easy to operate and fits into the race shop environment while meeting
all Naake’s requirements at the most affordable cost.
Design:
The machine is designed so that all of the air is removed
from the shock absorber. This is done by creating a vacuum on the shock
body and the shock fluid before it is put into the shock. With the absence
of air in the shock absorber, the response to internal changes will improve
considerably. This will also reduce hysteresis found in the shock through
the same motion. The fluid flow of the machine is controlled using a Programmable
Logic Controller (PLC) that responds to fluid level and pressure sensors
as well as timers.
Project Proposal and Feasibility Study
