NC State Engineering Technology
Year 2000 - 2001 Winter-Spring Class Project
The Mechanical Engineering Technology students are building a two seat,
three wheel commuter car called the Trimuter. It will consist of
a fiberglass and wood body mounted on a steel frame. The Trimuter
will be powered by an 18 hp gas engine, and will get about 50 miles per
gallon of gas. The unit uses a number of existing vehicle parts,
and will require the students to use their engineering skills to plan,
organize and manufacture the car within the next two quarters. This
project was so big, it is taking two sets of Winter-Spring quarters to
complete! Last year, we were able to create the rolling chassis and
got the outside of the urethane body panels coated with glass cloth and
resin.
This year, we spent winter quarter adding more components to the steel
chassis, and continued "fiberglassing" the body. Even with a day
and night class, the multiple layers of cloth and resin required is a time
consuming task. With only 5 weeks to go during spring quarter, we
are putting in some overtime while we finish "glassing" the canopy and
start assembling the hinged components. We are still shooting for
completion this quarter. Check back to see pictures of our progress!
Pictures and updates this year (Winter & Spring 2001)
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