This Electrathon Advisors Guide was developed by a team of Iowa Electrathon Educators.

Introduction
Table of Contents
Getting Started
Communications
General Design
Chassis System

-Frame
---Purchasing a Kit
---Common Mat.
---Composite Mat.
-Axles
-Steering
-Suspension
-Wheel Type
Drive Train
Shell/Body
Testing
Competition
Authors
Standards Index

 

Chassis Systems -- Frame

The selection of the frame is the skeleton, or back bone, of the car. The frame is responsible for carrying components such as the motor, controller, batteries, driver, etc. It must be durable and light, depending upon the type of competition in which you participate. A street course is much more demanding on the frame than an oval course

Purchasing a Kit
How to construct with common materials
How to constrcut with composite and other materials