College - Author 1
College of Engineering
Department - Author 1
Mechanical Engineering Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Mechanical Engineering
College - Author 2
College of Engineering
Department - Author 2
Mechanical Engineering Department
Degree - Author 2
BS in Mechanical Engineering
College - Author 3
College of Engineering
Department - Author 3
Mechanical Engineering Department
Degree - Author 3
BS in Mechanical Engineering
College - Author 4
College of Engineering
Department - Author 4
Mechanical Engineering Department
Degree - Author 4
BS in Mechanical Engineering
Date
6-2024
Primary Advisor
John Fabijanic, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department
Abstract/Summary
In the past, the Cal Poly Racing Baja SAE team has used off-the-shelf brake calipers for their vehicle. Off the-shelf calipers have been either oversized, resulting in a heavy and hard to package system, or undersized, resulting in an unreliable system that does not provide adequate braking power. The goal of this project was to provide a caliper that meets the requirements of Cal Poly’s Baja SAE team. Our final design consisted of a two piece CNC machined caliper that uses the complex piston seal geometry from an existing mountain bike brake caliper. Using an existing caliper as a reference allowed us to focus more on creating an improved caliper design and improved our chances of our first machined prototype functioning as intended. Ultimately we were able to get our first prototype to function on the Baja SAE car and the design was able to stop the car effectively both in testing and at competition.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/mesp/778
Scope of Work
ME_2024_SBSAE_PDR.pdf (1646 kB)
Preliminary Design Review
ME_2024_SBSAE_CDR.pdf (3133 kB)
Critical Design Review
ME_2024_SBSAE_Drawings.pdf (545 kB)
Drawing Package