The roller coaster cart is the second in three parts in which a coaster is created from. The first being a track and the third being a motor. The cart needs to be able to stay on the tracks and not collide with anything.
The research i've done looking into coaster design from the support beams and tracks, but the cart was the most difficult to design. Instead I came up with my own. The back connector which would connect it to how every many carts is wanted, has been completely re-designed. I looked into train connectors but were too bulky. So I looked into a simple chain but would create constant bashing between carts as they would slow down. Finally I created my own connector. Its a simple piece of metal with two holes at either end which simple link to the pipe on the front and back of the cart. This allows it to move up and down when entering drops. But I came across a problem when the cart would go around corners, so I modified it with a cylindrical shape connecting the two ends which will allow the carts to turn and with no strain on the metal bar.
As you can see there are safety harnesses for the riders to hold onto and to keep them inside the vehicle.
Side View
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