Descending commuter

Abstract

The task is to produce a suitable option for those who go mountain hiking and want the thrill to ride down the hills. The product should be lightweight and foldable, and easy to bring along for a bus ride or other types of public transportation. The final product is a downhill scooter, where the neck is foldable. The deck of the scooter is a sandwich structure where the core is made of aluminum 5052 honeycomb structure. The face of the sandwich structure is made of an epoxy/carbon fiber composite, along with the handle and the handlebar. The wheel fork and the neck is made out of aluminum 6063 T6. Dimensions such as thickness has been computed, and tested by Solidworks simulations. The handlebar of the scooter has adjustable height, and the max bar height is set at 120 mm. The deck of the scooter has a length of 600 mm, and the total mass of the product is 2,449 kg.