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Suspension Drivetrain Frame

•Peter Morabito •Kenny Elliot •Dan D’Amico


•Michael Paliga •Patrick Mooney •Curtis May
•Brian Ross •Dylan Quinn •Greg Schafran
To design a vehicle for the SAE Baja Competition
14.50 ft lbs of Torque
~10 horsepower

•Gaged GX-9 CVT specifically


designed for SAE Baja
•3.85:1 initial ratio
•0.9:1 final ratio

•Double Reduction Gearbox


•8:1 Ratio
Gear Ratio Calculations Safety Factor Calculations
[Veh. wt]*[Sin(incline angle)] = Repelling Weight Gear Ratio: (8.0/7.7551) = 1.0326
[650 lbs]*[Sin(40 degrees)] = 418 lbs Vehicle Weight: (650 lbs / 600 lbs) = 1.0833
Incline Angle: (40 deg / 37.5 deg) = 1.0667
Rep wt = (tire rad)*(CVT ratio)*(engine tq)*(X min) Torque: (15 lb-ft max / 14 lb-ft avg) = 1.0714
418 lbs = (1.0 ft)*(3.85)*(14 lb-ft)*(X min) Total FS = (1.0326)(1.0833)(1.0667)(1.0714)
----->Xmin= 7.7551 ----->Total Safety Factor = 1.2772

Lewis Bending Barth Velocity Lewis Factor of Barth Velocity Factor


Stress Factor Safety of Safety
Pitch Face Tangential Load Lewis Form AISI 1020 Steel AISI 1020 Steel Safety
Stage Pitch Teeth Dp Stress (psi) stress (psi)
Angle Width (lbf) Factor Safety factor

1 12 20 20 1.6666 1 803.88 0.322 4160.869 10212.609 16.342 6.658

1 12 40 20 3.3333 1 803.88 0.389 6888.431 16907.249 9.871 4.021

2 12 20 20 1.6666 1 1688.148 0.322 8737.826 15092.152 7.782 4.505

2 12 80 20 6.6666 1 1688.148 0.436 25812.660 44584.157 2.634 1.525


Stage 1 - 2.0:1 Stage 2 - 4.0:1
Size: 20/40 teeth Size: 20/80 teeth
Pitch: 12 Pitch: 12
Face Width: 1.0 in Face Width: 1.0 in

6.5 inch diameter output gear


allows room for differential
mounting and selection.
Differential
•This year’s more advanced design will incorporate a differential
•Added to increase the vehicles maneuverability
•Wheels will be able to rotate at different speeds
•Better in technical events and in and out of tight turns
•Will be a great help since the vehicle lacks reverse
•Need to determine shaft size to fit differential

What Comes Next?

•Gearbox housing and bearings


•FEA analysis
•Subframe/Mounting
Suspension
Front Suspension
•Basic Double A-arm setup
•Same overall design as previous
years car
•No significant changes, just
modifying to fit newly designed
frame

Rear Suspension
•Using a rear trailing arm set up
similar to the 2012 car
•Eliminating the dynamic toe aspect,
but maintaining the dynamic camber
•Improving wheel travel and reliability
Shock Selection
Fox Float Racing Shocks:
 Adjustable air spring, velocity damping control, and light weight.
 Reduced Cost - $521.25 per pair versus $859 per pair for Custom Works
Shocks.
 Comparable performance
Optimum K

• Front suspension
modeled in Solid
Works
• Front suspension
modeled in
Optimum K
• Front suspension has
begun testing in
Optimum K
Frame- Methods
•SAE standards
•Firewall
•Front end
•Roll cage
•Rear end
Frame- Analysis
• The 2012 ODU Mini Baja (55th place) weighed 479
pounds
• Cornell’s car (3rd place) weighed only 306 pounds
• Reduce frame size and weight
• Eliminate redundant members
Frame- Results
Material-4130 steel tubing
Shorter overall length
Lighter than previous ODU
cars
Future: FEA using PATRAN
Rollover
Test front/rear/
side impact

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