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NanyangVentureIV

NanyangVentureIV

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NanyangVentureI
NanyangVentureII
NanyangVentureIII
NanyangVentureIV
NanyangVentureV
NanyangVentureVI
NanyangVentureVII
NanyangVentureVIII
NanyangVentureIX
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NanyangVentureIV(NVIV)isaninternalcombustionenginecar,fueledbydiesel.Thecarwasspeciallydesigned
and built for the annual Shell Ecomarathon Asia event which was held at Sepang International Circuit in Kuala
Lumpur,Malaysiafromthe6thto9thofJuly2011.Theannualeventchallengesstudentstodesign,buildanddrive
a vehicle that can travel the furthest distance on the least amount of fuel. The event was a maiden entry for
NanyangTechnologicalUniversityunderthePrototypeDieselfuelcategoryandalsotheonlydieselcaramongthe
Singaporeteams.
NV IV was the brainchild of a group of 8 Mechanical Engineering students under the guidance of Associate
Professor Rohan Senanayake. The students were from Year 2 to Year 4 of their studies in the School of
MechanicalandAerospaceEngineering.ThesestudentscamefromcountriessuchasSingapore,Malaysia,India,
andIndonesia.
TheChallenges
Theteammustcompleteatotalof4laps(11.2km)duringeveryrun,withatimelimitof23minutesforeachofthe
runs.
The next challenge for the team was to keep the weight of the car at a minimal without compromising the
performance and safety standards of the vehicle. Every car at Shell Ecomarathon was scrutinised under the
technical and safety aspects before they were given the green signal to go on the track. This required the team
thinking out of the box and going the extra mile in the pursuit of weight reduction, with the safety and technical
requirements of the organizers in mind. Lesser weight equals to lesser energy needed to move the vehicle at a
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requiredspeed,thuslowerfuelconsumption.Theobsessionforlightnessinthevehicledesignresultedinourcar
being just 68kg. This was largely made possible by the carbon fiber reinforced plastic body shell which was just
10kg.
Anotherchallengewasaboutthecarsefficiency.Thiswasmainlycateredforbyusingenergyefficientpartsand
optimisingthedrivingstrategy.Someoftheenergyefficientpartsincludelowrollingfrictiontyresandbearings.The
teardropshapewaschosentoimprovethecarsefficiencyasitprovidedthelowestairdragprofile.Thedesignof
thecarwasfurtheroptimizedwithnumeroussimulatedwindtunneltesting.
CarSpecifications
Chassis:

Aerodynamicteardropshapedbodyshell
CarbonfiberreinforcedplasticmonocoquechassiswithKevlarhoneycombcoreandstrengtheningribs
Measuresat3010(L)x1045(W)x713(H)mm

PropulsionSystem:

Propelledbya211cc,4HPdieselengine
Maximumspeedof75km\h
Rearwheeldriven
Compacttwostagechaindrivetransmissionwith7:1gearratioassembly
Manuallyoperatedclutchtransmission

SteeringSystem:

Ackermansteeringgeometry
Removablesteeringwheelforfastdriverextractioninthecaseofemergency
Carbonfibersteeringrodsforlightness

Wheels:

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Lowrollingfrictiontyresandbearings
Camber,castorandtoeadjustability

TelemetrySystem:

GPStiedtelemetrysystemwithrealteamvehicledynamicsmonitoring
Firstpersonviewonboardcamera
Pushtotalkbuttonfordrivertoteamcommunication
TeamMembers
Mentor

VisitingAssocProfessorRohanSenanayake
DivisionofEngineeringMechanics
SchoolofMechanicalandAerospaceEngineering

Studentmembers

AshishValiyaVeetil
BokThyeBoon
Anilan
AerospaceEngineering
MechanicalEngineering
Year3
Year3

Cindy
MechanicalEngineering
Year2

Kuganeshan
Ganesamoorthy
MechanicalEngineering
Year2

MuhammadSubhanbinMuhammad TinagaranPuvanasan
LimWeison
LoyHuiPeng
Moizuddin
MechanicalEngineering MechanicalEngineering
MechanicalEngineering
MechanicalEngineering
Year2
Year3
Year2
Year3

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