The design of a mechanical driver

Master Thesis

1988

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Pryor, Paul John
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Yates, Andrew
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University of Cape Town

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Energy Research Centre
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Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
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Abstract
This report describes the design of a mechanical driver for use in the testing of vehicles on a rolling road dynomometer by the Energy Research Institute (ERI) at the University of Cape Town. Many vehicle tests involve using driving cycles which tend to be long and repetitive. Consequently, the driver finds it boring and difficult to repeat a specific dr1ving pattern within the required tolerance. One solution to this is the use of a mechanical driver, where the vehicle being tested is "driven" mechanically and controlled by a computer. The main objective of this project was to design a system that would return accurate and repeatable results when testing vehicles for fuel consumption, emissions, speeds etc.
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Includes bibliographical references.

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Mechanical Engineering

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Pryor, P. 1988. The design of a mechanical driver. University of Cape Town.

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