2008 PSU Human Powered Vehicle Team Ben Bolen Erik Chamberlain Kenneth Lou Levi Patton Bryan Voytilla Concept Evaluation Overview Frame configuration Biomechanical optimization Drivetrain configuration Fairing design External Search Tricycles Wheels in front (Tadpole) External Search Tricycles Wheels in front (Tadpole) Wheels in back (Delta) External Search Tricycles Wheels in front (Tadpole) Wheels in back (Delta) Bicycles External Search Tricycles Wheels in front (Tadpole) Wheels in back (Delta) Bicycles Quadricycle Internal Search Tadpole Tricycle Product Design Specifications Performance Stiffness Weight Safety Strength High / Low speed satiability Aesthetics Uniqueness Design Cost Ease of manufacturing Engineering Time Datum Evaluation Datum Vike Trike II BicycleTricycle (Tadpole) Tricycle (Delta) Quadri cycle Performance 0+10 Safety Aesthetics 000 Cost Total External Search Upright External Search Upright Prone External Search Upright Prone Recumbent External Search Upright Prone Recumbent Internal Search Vike Trike II Recumbent Internal Search Vike Trike II Recumbent Bio-Mechanical Testing Product Design Specifications Performance Power Output Speed Frontal Area Ergonomics Safety Ergonomics Aesthetics Uniqueness Cost Engineering time Materials Datum Evaluation Datum Vike Trike II UprightRecumbentProne Performance 00 Safety 0+10 Aesthetics 001 Cost Total 00 External Search Front Wheel Drive External Search Front Wheel Drive Rear Wheel Drive Internal Search Gearing calculations Internal Search Gearing calculations Vike Trike II Product Design Specifications Performance Weight Steering Safety Chain Routing Steering Aesthetics Packaging Cost Engineering Time Reduced Parts Datum Evaluation Datum Vike Trike II RWDFWD Performance 00 Safety 000 Aesthetics 00+1 Cost 00 Total 00 External Search Partial Fairing External Search Partial Fairing Full Fairing External Search Partial Fairing Full Fairing Competition External Search Partial Fairing Full Fairing Competition NACA Shapes Internal Search Vike Trike II (Sprint) Internal Search Vike Trike II (Sprint) Vike Trike II (Endurance) Product Design Specifications Performance Crash Recovery Strength Weight Aerodynamic Drag Safety Visibility Crash Protection Aesthetics Streamlined Cost Material Requirements Engineering Time Datum Evaluation Datum Vike Trike II Partial Fairing Full Fairing Performance 0+1 Safety 00+1 Aesthetics 0+1 Cost 0+1 Total 0+4 Contact