Complexity & Energy Figures

This page is part of the group 14 wiki focusing on the Exceed RC Hyper Speed remote control car.

Component	Visible Parts	Function
Remote	Transmitter, trigger, battery pack, steering wheel, option buttons	Sends signals to receiver to control car
Receiver	AM receiver, battery pack	Controls throttle and steering of the car through a system of servos
Body	Chassis, plastic cover, nuts, screws	Holds the car together and protects inner parts
Fuel tank	Fuel tank, fuel lines	Provides fuel to the engine
Engine	Engine, glow plug, pull starter, flywheel, clutch, gears	Combusts fuel to supply power
Transmission	Transmission, drive shaft	Transfers shaft energy
Gear boxes	Gear boxes and axles	Send rotational energy to the wheels
Suspension	Oil filled shocks and plastic supports	Absorb impact energy
Tires	4 tires	Turns rotational energy into motion
Brakes	Steel disc brakes	These are not visible, but they are in the car in order to stop it as needed
Exhaust system	Exhaust pipe, air intake and filter	Brings air into the engine and emits excess gas

Table 1: Component systems of 1/10 Exceed RC car

The above table 1 identifies all of the subsystems and breaks them down into the components that are clearly a part of them. Figure 1 below takes these systems and shows the energy being transferred from one system to another. Note: this is not intended as a complete flowchart, as it ignores interactions between the systems and their surroundings in order to more clearly display intravehicular interactions.

Figure 1: RC car system interactions