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.

ME_2024_SBSAE_SOW.pdf (556 kB)
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

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