1. SAE Baja Senior Design Project
Status Update 1
Suspension
Peter Morabito
Michael Paliga
Brian Ross
Drivetrain
Kenny Elliot
Patrick Mooney
Dylan Quinn
Frame
Dan D’Amico
Curtis May
Greg Schafran

2. Double reduction Gear Box
Drivetrain
Double reduction Gear Box
8:1 GearBox Ratio
30.8:1 Intial Drive
7.2:1 Final Drive
Gaged GX9 CVT System

3. 40 degree+ hill climb capability
Drivetrain
40 degree+ hill climb capability
34 mph max speed
Next steps
Choose Differential
Determine size of phase 2 gear
Begin design for shafts, bearings,
and housing

4. Frame Team What We Have Done Analyze last year’s car
Familiarize ourselves with the SAE rulebook
Develop basic car specifications
Draw a preliminary roll cage in SolidWorks
Incorporate front suspension mounting
points

5. Frame Team Future Plans Refine and analyze front end and roll cage
Check driver clearances
Establish rear mounting points and drivetrain configuration
Perform FE analysis

6. Suspension Team Front Suspension
Selected front mounting points based on previous design.
No significant changes necessary since there was no known issues with this design.
Drew points in solid works for frame group to base design off of.

7. Suspension Team Rear Suspension Next Steps
Basing our design off of the 2012 setup with some changes to the dynamics.
Keeping the rear trailing arm setup but eliminating the dynamic toe.
This will provide a more reliable car while optimizing performance
Next Steps
Learning and understanding Optimum K suspension software.
Import rough rear design points and begin analysis to optimize the suspension kinematics.