The purpose of this System Modeling and Testing project is accurately develop a model of a snowmobile's performance through the use of computer programs and given data related to the snowmobile and its environmental conditions. Through the development of an accurate model it will be possible to tune a snowmobile to reduce emissions and maximize performance while controlling noise, vibration, and harshness analytically before wasting valuable time and money doing so with the physical medium itself. One of the primary focuses of this project is to minimize the aforementioned qualities of the snowmobile over a quarter mile drag in such a way that it can be applied to several other situations as well.

Background

The popularity of snowmobile has grown significantly in the past decade expanding the market and increasing on performance vehicles. Due to overwhelming response to winter sport vehicles, environmental restrictions are being implicated to reduce noise and emission pollution. Developing a clean running and quiet snowmobile, while retaining the "coolness" factor of sport performance, is the requirement due to these regulations. Completed Work:

- Engine
- Drive Train
- Noise and Harshness
- Rolling Resistance
- Sliding Resistance
- Aerodynamic Drag

For the detailed descriptions of each section please refer to the report entitled: System Modeling under the project downloads section of the webpage.