Diseño e implementación de un habitáculo ergonómico para un prototipo solar, mediante el método de elementos finitos que cumpla con los requerimientos de diseño.

Abstract

The current research is based on the design of an ergonomic limited space by means of the finite elements method and manufacturing of compound materials in order to reduce weight and energy consumption of a solar prototype. This design will participate in the different international competitions. The development of the limited space contains a series of parameters and international standards offered by important organizations related with these type events, the most relevant are the World Solar Challenge and the Atacama Solar Competition. All the parameters as comfortability, aerodynamics, anthropometrics vehicle structure, materials processes and specially the use of regulations and restrictions used computing models and informatics models, this allowed establishing a design and a structural analysis adapted to the technical specifications. For manufacturing the limited space, some compound materials were used, the ones that were predefined through a selection, the main purpose is to maintain its resistance and diminish the design elements weight to improve the aerodynamic performance of the vehicle. Once the manufacturing processes ended according to the computational analysis, it was concluded that the limited area fulfils all the design parameters, this causes a safety level as well as comfort for the user solving all the problems reflected during its construction and implementation. To obtain accuracy in the computing results it is recommended to carry out the analysis in high performance equipment, as well as training on a compound materials to obtain better results during the training process, in this way, it will possible to know the kind of protection to be used due to the particles from the carbon fiber, additives and chemicals agents can affect the respiratory system causing health damage.