Seniors Patrick Sims and Michael McCollum and master鈥檚 student Scott Casson worked on the large 鈥渢ricycle鈥 as a capstone project this spring. They continued their work as independent study this summer.
鈥淭he goal is to design and build a viable human powered vehicle for the utility classification of competition from scratch,鈥 Casson said.
The team used standard parts for most of the drive train, he said.
鈥淭he idea is that if someone uses it to commute or go for groceries it won鈥檛 be sitting around for two weeks if it needs repairing,鈥 Casson explained.
鈥淚鈥檓 pretty proud of it,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 think it turned out pretty well.鈥
The Human-Powered Vehicle Team: Patrick Sims, seated, Scott Casson, back left, and Michael McCollum, back right.
Friday鈥檚 demonstration was of the chassis only.
The body, Casson said, is designed but the team did not have time to fabricate it.
The team plans to test-drive the vehicle extensively and make any necessary adjustments.
鈥淲e鈥檒l take the good points and eliminate the things that don鈥檛 work,鈥 Sims said.
The final product students submit for competition probably will be an entirely different vehicle, he said.
