Quarter Scale Tractor Design Project

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Quarter Scale Tractor Design Project is intended for students in science, engineering, and technology majors who have an interest in product development. Students will collaborate in an interdisciplinary team to design, fabricate, test and/or simulate a quarter scale tractor. Economic and market analysis, fund raising will also be included in the project activities. The class project is designed around the Quarter Scale Tractor international competition organized annually by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. Technical contents in this course include machine design and fabrication, lab and field test, economic and market analysis, where the power transmission system is the focus. Team activities also include fund raising, sponsor relations, team and project management, and technical report writing. This course will cover all the aspects of product development including mechanical design and test, manufacturing, electrical and electronic control systems, 3D drawing and simulation, machinery safety, economic analysis, project management, and marketing strategies, etc. The project team will be the whole or part of a student club, which comprised of a captain, secretary, treasurer, and all members. Students taking this course will be managed by this club management team and its faculty advisors. This is a hands-on intensive course with a goal of building a quarter scale tractor to compete with other teams in the competition.