DESIGN AND INTEGRATION OF A TRAILER HITCH FOR A HYDRAULIC HYBRID CHEVY EQUINOX

ME450 Capstone Design and Manufacturing Experience: Winter 2008Rules for the Challenge X Competition, sponsored by General Motors and the United States Department of Energy, call for a trailer hitch with a towing capacity that meets the current baseline Chevy Equinox. The University of Michigan Challenge X Team’s vehicle requires redesign of the trailer hitch due to relocation of other vehicle subsystems. Specifically, the new design must improve packaging by providing structural support for the fluid lines and by avoiding interference with the oil cooler and emissions equipment.General Motorshttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/58695/1/me450w08project7_report.pd