Design And Fabrication Of A Simple Vehicle For Competition In Shell Eco- Marathon 2010 (Vehicle Frame And Body Design)

The Shell Eco-marathon began in 1939 at a Shell research laboratory in the U.S. as a
friendly wager between scientists to see who could get the most miles per gallon from
their vehicles. From these humble origins, the organized competition for fuel economy
evolved and moved to Europe. The Shell Eco-marathon in its current form began in
1985 in France, attracting thousands of young engineers and scientists from 20
European countries. [11]
The Shell Eco-marathon challenges students around the world to design, build, and test
vehicles that travel further using less energy.
This report includes the methodology, starting with literature review of previous
competitors, research work related to the frame and outer shell body design. Then
continue with design and analysis stages, followed with fabrication stages. Finally,
troubleshooting, modification and optimization of vehicle.
The principle of the Shell Eco-marathon is simple: to design and build a vehicle
that uses the least amount of fuel to travel the farthest distance. Team can enter
futuristic prototypes: streamlined vehicles where the only design consideration is
reducing drag and maximizing efficiency.
The result of the project, including the result from design stages, analysis of the frame
and outer shell body structure. Then the fabrication validated with several testing, such
as load and thermal expansion testing. Finally, the fuel consumption testing result after
the vehicle finished assemble by taking how far the vehicle can travel with a litre of
gasoline.