Team 4 Baja Chassis

Blair Douglas

Brandon Hawes

Robert Paterson

Ryan Robertson

Supervisor: Dr. Ugursal

What is Baja SAE

Requirements

Considered Designs

Frame

Front Suspension

Rear Suspension

Steering

Budget

Project Status

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Baja SAE Midwest

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Hosted by

Rochester Institute

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June 6-9, 2013

100 Teams from

around the world

What is Baja SAE

2004 Dalhousie Baja1

What is Baja SAE

Requirements

Considered Designs

Frame

Front Suspension

Rear Suspension

Steering

Budget

Project Status

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Design Requirements

1. Safety: Meet all safety standards

2. Reliability: Perform an off-road test before leaving

for competition.

3. Maximum Width and Length: 64 in (W) x108 in (L)

4. Must fit a person of height 75 in and 250 lb.

5. Maximum Chassis Weight: 400 lb.

6. Minimum Suspension Travel: 6 in.

7. Maximum Turning Radius: 11.5 ft.

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Requirements

What is Baja SAE

Requirements

Considered Designs

Frame

Front Suspension

Rear Suspension

Steering

Budget

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Frame

Compact

Simple

Strong

Meet all Baja SAE Regulations regarding

frame and roll cage design

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Considered Designs

Suspension

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MacPherson Strut

Double A-Arm

3-Link

Twin I-Beam

A-Arm with Trailing

Arm

MacPherson with

Trailing Arm

Considered Designs

MacPherson Strut2

Steering

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4-Bar Linkage / Pitman Arm style

Needs space

Worst case reliability

Rack & Pinion

Considered Designs

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Technical Terms

Positive3 Camber Negative4

Castor5

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Frame

Front Suspension

Rear Suspension

Steering

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Main Features

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Frame

AISI 1020 Pipe

Roll cage

Front section

Rear section

Meets SAE

regulations

Determining Roll Cage

Dimensions

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Frame

Stress Analysis

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Frame

What is Baja SAE

Requirements

Considered Designs

Frame

Front Suspension

Rear Suspension

Steering

Budget

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Double A-arms

Unequal length arms

Ground clearance of

11” at ride height

10” of wheel travel

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Front Suspension

A-Arm Geometry

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Front Suspension

15”

4”

8”

Range of Motion

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Front Suspension

Static Ride Height

Camber Angle = 0º

Full Bump

Camber Angle = -13º

Full Droop

Camber Angle = +5º

Stress Analysis

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Front Suspension

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Considered Designs

Frame

Front Suspension

Rear Suspension

Steering

Budget

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3-Link

Trailing Arm

Rear Links

Maximized Space

Maximized Travel

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Rear Suspension

Driver

Area

Drivetrain

Space

Maximum Travel

Limited by:

CV Joints

Shock Geometry

Rod Ends

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Rear Suspension

Total Wheel Travel 12”

Installation Ratio 0.45

Coilover

Dual Rate

Rear

Initial rate: 200 lbf/in

Final rate: 600 lbf/in

Front

Initial: 100 lbf/in

Final: 300 lbf/in

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Rear Suspension

Shock Absorber

Slider

What is Baja SAE

Requirements

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Frame

Front Suspension

Rear Suspension

Steering

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Rack and Pinion

Compact

Reliable

We have two 25

Steering

Castor & Layback

Less work to go straight

Reduced stress over

bumps

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Steering

Toe Correction

Location Matters

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Steering

Turning Radius – 11.5 ft

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Steering

-90

-60

-30

0

30

60

90

-2.5 -1.5 -0.5 0.5 1.5 2.5

Ste

er

An

gle

Steering Rack Translation (in)

Steering Angle Geometry

3.0 x 0 3.0 x 0.5 3.5 x 0

3.5 x 1.0 4.0 x 0 Required Outside Angle

Required Inside Angle

𝛿𝑖 = 𝐿

𝑅 −𝐵2

= 40°, 𝛿𝑜 = 27° Ackermann

Analysis

L=76.5 in

R = 138 in

B = 50 in

What is Baja SAE

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Frame

Front Suspension

Rear Suspension

Steering

Budget

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Preliminary

Budget

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Budget Parts List Description Cost

Frame

1020 Steel Tube, 1" OD 0.120" wall Frame Tubing 310$

1018 0.25" x 8" Steel Plate Frame Plating 100$

48" x 48" x 0.032" 6061 Aluminum Firewall & Plating 380$

Subtotal 790$

Suspension

1020 Steel Tube, 1" OD 0.120" wall A-arm & Link Material 70$

4" x 5" 6061 Aluminum Block Upright Material 390$

A-arm Bushing Kit Bushings 50$

1/2"-20, 1/2" ID Steel Rod End Ball Joint 3-Link Joints 60$

3/4"-16, 3/4" ID Steel Rod End Ball Joint Trailing Arm Joints 30$

FOX Float R 18.2" x 5.3" Rear Shocks 600$

FOX Float R 15.6" x 4.3" Front Shocks 600$

2" OD Bearing Bearing 40$

Std. ATV Ball Joint Ball Joints 100$

1" OD 1018 Steel Rod Threaded Insert 30$

Subtotal 1,970$

Steering

3/8"-24, 3/8" ID Steel Rod End Ball Joint Tie Rod End 10$

1" OD, 0.25" wall 6061 Aluminum Tube Steering Column 40$

1" OD 1018 Steel Tube Tie Rods 20$

Subtotal 70$

Hardware

2-1/2" Fully Threaded Grade 5 Bolt Bolts 20$

1/4"-20 Nylon-Insert Grade 8 Nut Nuts 10$

7/16" ID 18-8 Stainless Washers Washers 20$

No.8- 1/2" Zinc Plated Self Tapping Screw Screws 10$

Subtotal 60$

General Baja Parts

K282 Viper Tire Tires 240$

T-9 Pro Baja Wheels Wheels 280$

Subtotal 520$

Overall Subtotal 3,410$

Contingency 580$

Taxes 510$

Total 4,500$

Polaris Parts

Halifax Motorsports Parts

CME Ltd. Materials

Mariner Forge Materials

Shamrock Ranching $ 500

Shell $ 500

Hawkes Blueberries $ 500

Scotia Insulations $ 250

Dalhousie $1800

Total $3550

Income

$ 4,500

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Frame

Front Suspension

Rear Suspension

Steering

Budget

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The Next Step

Build frame over break

Order components

Finalize engineering drawings

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Requirements

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Frame

Front Suspension

Rear Suspension

Steering

Budget

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Gold Sponsors

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Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

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Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

CVTech

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Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Committed Sponsors

Polaris

Halifax Motorsports

Canadian Maritime Engineering

Mariner Forge

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Sponsors

Questions

1 2004 DAL Baja, Team 14. http://poisson.me.dal.ca/~dp_04_14/ 2 MacPherson Strut, Auto Repair. http://autorepair.about.com/ 3 1927 Bugatti Type 37 Sport, Axis of Oversteer. axisofoversteer.com

4 Hammer Sport Wheelchair, Colours Wheelchair. colourswheelchairs.com 5 King Bike, kingbike.com

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