SAE MINI BAJA PROJECT SAE MINI BAJA PROJECT PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY TEAM MEMBERS: MIKE CUNDIFF JAMES GARVIN MIKE KRANDA MICHAEL SINGER CHRIS WALTHERS TEAM SLEIPNIR FACULTY ADVISOR: DR. CHIEN WERN INDUSTRY CONTACT: SAE

THE SAE MINI BAJA COMPETITION INTERCOLLEGIATE DESIGN COMPETITION OF A SINGLE-PASSENGER OFF-ROAD VEHICLE THE COMPETITION CONSISTS OF:  DESIGN EVALUATION  COST ANALYSIS  DYNAMIC EVENTS  ENDURANCE RACE

CUSTOMER NEEDS SAE  SAFETY  COST  PERFORMANCE  MARKETABILITY  POWERED BY 10HP DRIVER  SAFETY  COST  PERFORMANCE  COMFORT  GOOD LOOKS

 STRONG FRAMEF.S. = 2  LOW WEIGHT500LBS  LONG SUSPENSION TRAVEL12” FRONT 10” REAR  TIGHT STEERING10’ TURN RADIUS  EFFICIENT DRIVETRAIN  EASY TO OPERATE  VISUALLY APPEALING  SIMPLE DESIGN GOALS

FRAME DESIGN  4130 CHROM-MOLY TUBING  MANDREL BENT MEMBERS  TIG WELDED  FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS  STRAIN GAGE LOAD TESTED

FRAME PROTOTYPE MANDREL BENDER NOTCHING TUBES WELDED JOINTS COMPLETE FRAME W/ PSU GREEN PAINT

DRIVETRAIN DESIGN  MANUAL 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION  TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT  REAR DRIVE AXLE  MODIFIED DRIVE AXLE HUBS  REPLACEABLE SPROCKET  EASY TO MAINTAIN

DRIVETRAIN PROTOTYPE DRIVETRAIN INITIAL TEST DUAL-CHAIN DRIVE 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION

SUSPENSION DESIGN  FULLY INDEPENDENT  UNEQUAL LENGTH DOUBLE A-ARM  12” FRONT TRAVEL  10” REAR TRAVEL  CUSTOM SHOCKS

SUSPENSION PROTOTYPE FRONT SUSPENSIONREAR SUSPENSION

STEERING DESIGN  RACK & PINION GEARBOX  MODIFIED STEERING KNUCKLE GEOMETRY  STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED HAND CLUTCH  QUICK RELEASE MECHANISM  10FT TURN RADIUS

STEERING PROTOTYPE STEERING CONTROLS STEERING LINKAGE & SPINDLES STEERING KNUCKLE ADD-ON

PROTOTYPE

RESULTS FRAME F.S. = LBS DRY WEIGHT 11 FT TURN RADIUS SUSPENSION TRAVEL 12” FRONT 10” REAR EASY AND FUN!

COMPETITION RESULTS  39 TH PLACE OVERALL AT THE MINI BAJA WEST COMPETITION  8 TH PLACE IN DESIGN EVALUATION  9 TH PLACE IN ROCK CRAWL

PROJECT SPONSORS POLARIS INDUSTRIES BRIGGS & STRATTON MASEEH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING PSU MME DEPARTMENT OREGON SAE ADVANCED SEISMIC HARDWARE – ROB & PAUL SERVICE STEEL MCGUIRE BEARINGS JIJA ENTERPRISES DOUG NAEF MICHAEL & DEBRA WALTHERS NEWBERG STEEL CUNDIFF ENGINEERING ANTHONY ROSS AUTO GUARD ALARMS ACCIPIO INC. COMPETITION MOTOR CORP. WE APPRECIATED ALL THE SUPPORT! THANK YOU!