Structural optimisation of go kart chassis with basic electronic driver assistance systems

Electric vehicles are the upcoming trend as well as the future of the automotive sector. It is a new concept in the world of go-karts, that allows the use of electronic driving assistance systems, something that the combustion engine category does not offer. A chassis was designed as per the standard of federation of motor sports clubs of India by improving the existing chassis structure of the kart used in auto India racing championship season 4 by team dirt marshalls, the structural optimization was done on SOLIDWORKS and tested on ANSYS. We also designed some basic advanced driver assistance systems like obstacle detection system which is a level 0 Advanced Driver Assistance System on TINKERCAD and an anti-lock braking system which is a level 1 Advanced Driver Assistance System on MATLAB to aid the driver. It was observed that the structural changes reduced the chassis’ weight by 2 kg and increased its flexibility without compromising the safety of the driver and the employment of an Anti-lock Braking System reduced the stopping distance by almost 5 m and time by almost 1 s along with improving steering control. The systems were designed and simulated on various softwares and validated in season 6 of Indian Karting Race, and it can be concluded that employment of the systems improved the overall performance of the vehicle.