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Research and Development
Autotech Motorsports LLC is one of a "very
few" companies that has been actively
performing in house R&D on rotary engine development. As a small
company with limited resources, this process is very expensive and time
consuming, but our
enthusiasm, determination and spirit has not hindered this progress.
Note: R&D components are for in house use only and not available for
sale.
Current Prototypes Undergoing
Testing and Evaluation
Virtual Prototype
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17A (3 Rotor) Virtual Prototype - 2 piece shaft designed
with a removable front lobe. The lobes are phased 120 degrees with
1-2-3 firing order. |
23A (4 Rotor) Virtual Prototype - 3 piece shaft
designed with a removable front and rear lobe. The lobes are phased 90
degrees with 1-3-2-4 firing order. |
| Designs are carefully evaluated and subjected to stress
analysis even before a production prototype is made.
In here, the main shaft of the 23A, without the front and the rear
lobe, is subjected to stress testing and analysis. |
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Rapid Prototype
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| Once the design has been verified, a form and fit model
is made. This prototype yields the exact appearance and physical
dimension of the design.
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Functional
Prototype
| The prototype shafts are CNC milled from solid 4340
billet alloy. Approximately 60% of the original material has been
removed as a result of the milling processed.
These prototypes are used for evaluation of the design and are
assembled for further testing.
The manufacturing processes consist of stress relieving, hardening,
micro polishing and balancing.
The picture to the right is of the 4 Rotor
23A and the 3 Rotor 17A shafts. |
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