Design of a FSAE braking system

Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2018.

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Main Author: Mora, Luis Alberto
Other Authors: Amos Winter.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/119947
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spelling mit-1721.1/1199472019-04-09T18:03:49Z Design of a FSAE braking system Design of a Formula SAE braking system Design of a Formula Society of Automotive Engineers braking system Mora, Luis Alberto Amos Winter. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2018. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 42). MIT Motorsports is a FSAE Electric team at MIT that designs, manufactures, and tests electric formula style racecars to compete in an annual international collegiate design competition. The braking system for the MY18 vehicle developed by MIT Motorsports must enable the driver to consistently and reliably decelerate the vehicle at the maximum rate allowed by the traction limit of the tires. Crucial engineering data needed for a well-informed design, such as the coefficient of friction of the brake pads, motivated the development of a custom brake dynamometer to empirically test for the required data. The brake dynamometer became a very valuable tool eventually being used to select an appropriate brake rotor material and the most effective cooling geometry for the brake rotors. The braking system also integrates a regenerative braking system that works in parallel with the hydraulic braking system for the purpose of recovering braking energy and thus increasing vehicle efficiency. The MY18 braking system, will increase the maximum vehicle deceleration by 50% compared to MY17 and allow for up to 1kW-Hr more of energy recovery compared to MY17 without compromising reliability or consistency. by Luis Alberto Mora. S.B. 2019-01-11T16:04:36Z 2019-01-11T16:04:36Z 2018 2018 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/119947 1080312700 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 42 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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title Design of a FSAE braking system
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title_short Design of a FSAE braking system
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