The design of a mechanical driver

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dc.contributor.advisorYates, Andrewen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPryor, Paul Johnen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-15T19:32:39Z
dc.date.available2014-11-15T19:32:39Z
dc.date.issued1988en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationPryor, P. J. (1988). <i>The design of a mechanical driver</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Energy Research Centre. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9627en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPryor, Paul John. <i>"The design of a mechanical driver."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Energy Research Centre, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9627en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPryor, P. 1988. The design of a mechanical driver. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Pryor, Paul John AB - 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. DA - 1988 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1988 T1 - The design of a mechanical driver TI - The design of a mechanical driver UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9627 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9627
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPryor PJ. The design of a mechanical driver. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Energy Research Centre, 1988 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9627en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentEnergy Research Centreen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherMechanical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleThe design of a mechanical driveren_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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