In this project an existing snowmobile rear suspension will be modeled.  The outcome on this project will be the forces needed to design the mechanical components of a snowmobile rear suspension.

Some web sites with background information

http://www.off-road.com/snowmobile/index.html

http://www.sledmaine.com/

http://www.mesnow.com/

http://www.downhillspecialties.com

http://www.dhspeed.com/

in particular

http://www.redlinesnowmobiles.com/pages/models.html

Some books that are relevant are:

Race car vehicle dynamics by Milliken and Milliken © 1995

Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics by T. Gillespie © 1992

Some other web sites that talk about three wheeled vehicles that are relevant are:

http://www.inforum.net/rca/trihawk/Trihawk_news.html http://www.arlingtonservice.com/trihawk.htm http://www.maxmatic.com/scoot3wl.htm

http://home.t-online.de/home/gerhard.kiessling/

Why we care about snowmobiles in Maine:

http://www.mesnow.com/Study.html