Improving the driveline efficiency in a SAE Baja car is one of the key design components for building a faster vehicle. The driveshaft assembly must be able to supply a high amount of torque to the wheels from the reduction box through an extremely wide angular displacement. This requires complex coupling and plunge mechanical systems, whose efficiency is hard to directly evaluate, but can cause significant torque losses. The Baja senior design group proposes to build a test stand which allows them to measure the input and output torque to the halfshaft assembly at a set RPM though their full range of motion. The test stand would have three key components; the displacement adjustment, the torque measurement, and the motor / load dynamometer.

Project Name

RIT Baja Driveshaft Efficiency Tester

Project Number

P18221

Project Family

Vehicle Systems and Technology

Start Term

2171

End Term

2175

Faculty Guide

William Nowak

Primary Customer

Baja Lead Driveline Designer - AJ Peelle, app4463@rit.edu

Sponsor (financial support)

RIT Baja SAE

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Build & Test Prep - Ends 1/25/18

Subsystem Build & Test - Ends 2/22/18

Integrated System Build & Test - Ends 3/29/18

Customer Handoff & Final Project Documentation - Ends 4/26/18

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