 Every day the prices of petrol and diesel keeps on

fluctuating. They increase with higher rate but

rarely falls down. This is tremendously depleting
the fuel reserves. So basically it is important to
design such vehicle that could work on electric
energy rather than fuels, as electric energy is
available in larger amount compared to fuels.
 Go-Kart is a racing vehicle having very low
ground clearance and can be work on only flat
racing circuits.
 Inthis project design of electric go kart is carried
out. Material selection for chassis, Motor and
battery selections, steering, transmission and
braking system design is done.
To Reduce weight of the kart for good
performance and better mileage.

To design e-kart, so as to achieve high strength with

less weight ratio.

To perform best acceleration and efficient braking

system.
1. FRAME
2. STEERING SYSTEM
3. TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
4. DC MOTOR
5. BATTERY
6. BRAKING SYSTEM
Factors Affecting The Required Torque When
selecting drive motor for the electric vehicle, a
number of factors must be taken into account to
determine the maximum torque required. These
factors are:

1. Rolling resistance
2. Grade resistance
3. Acceleration force
 THE GRADE RESISTANCE Grade resistance is
the form of gravitational force. It is the force that
tends to pull the vehicle back when it is climbing
an inclined surface
 ACCELERATION FORCE Acceleration force is
the force that helps the vehicle to reach a
predefined speed form rest in a specified period of
time. The motor torque bears a direct relationship
with the acceleration force. Better the torque,
lesser the time required by the vehicle to reach a
given speed. The acceleration force is a function of
the mass of the vehicle.
 Weight of the vehicle W= 2000 N
 Radius of the tire = 16.5cm

 Based on the above formulas the BLDC motor is

selected with the following parameters.
For Electric kart we use 4KW BLDC motor type,
and some of these are specifications of the motor are
mentioned below.
 Type: Permanent Magnet BLDC
 Voltage (Volts): 48 V
 Rated Speed (RPM) : 3000±100
 Rated Torque (Nm) : 15.5
 Rated Power (W): 4000
 Efficiency (η): >87% on full load and full rpm
 Motor weight (kg): 15
 Motor power is 4KW

 So we have to select 4kw hr capacity battery

 Ifbattery 60 V 70Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate

is suitable.
 Material AISI-1018 is best for frame design
because of its good weld ability, strength as well as
good manufacturability. A good strength material
is important in roll cage because the roll cage
needs to absorb as much energy as possible to
prevent the roll cage material from fracturing at the
time of high impact.
 A pipe of 24mm outer diameter 2 mm wall
thickness.
Steering mechanism is designed in such a way that it can
provide larger rotation angle to wheels with lower force on
steering. There are 2 mechanism which can utilize Ackerman,
Rack & Pinion. But with Rack & Pinion large force is required
and mainly it is best for high speed karts, where vibration is also
very large. For low speed kart Ackerman mechanism is best, it is
just like simple 4 bar mechanism. With Ackerman at lower force
larger rotation angle can be obtainable. With choice of
Ackerman mechanism we can easily curtail our account. We
modified it with a gear chain system. So that at lesser force good
turning radius can obtain.
 Ackerman gives 60 degree lock to lock turn of
steering wheel which is extremely suitable for the
track because it allows quick turns with small
input and being more precise at an equivalent time.
The brake system design includes the single disc at
rear axle to stop the vehicle. It is mounted in one
third part of rear axle with opposite position of
drive train sprocket hence also enables the good
balancing requirement.
Master cylinder is used at the front near the brake
pedal providing the occupant to easily accessible
space.
 The selection of motor to achieve the required
starting torque and top speed was a challenging
task. Finally a BLDC Motor of 4KW and battery
of 60V/72Ah was selected.
 Hence, both speed and torque requirements are
compromised and hence the speed control is
achieved through a BLDC based voltage
controller.
 To make the kart more effective and efficient in
performance, timing chain drive is selected for
power transmission is considered to be a master
stroke.
Thank you