University of Toronto Baja SAE Team Newsletter 1 This Year In Review Wheelbase: 76” (1930mm) Track Front: 52.5” (1334mm) Track Rear: 43.5” (1105mm) Mass: 458 lbs (207kg) Weight Bias: Front: 45% Rear: 55% Clearance: 12” (305mm) Tip Angle: 55 degrees Suspension: Dual unequal length A-Arms Suspension Travel: Front: 9” (228 mm) Rear: 8.5” (216 mm) Shocks: Fox Podium X-Coil Shocks Transmission: CVT with Chain Spool Final Drive Vehicle Specifications In January 2013, three third year mechanical engineering students started the University of Toronto Baja SAE team. The focus of this team would be to develop engineering design skills through the design and fabrication of a one passenger off-road vehicle. Over the past 14 months, the team has completed its goal, building a functional vehicle that is prepared to compete in the Baja SAE competition in May 22 at Pittsburg, Kansas. For the first several months, the team worked on the conceptual design of the vehicle, defin- ing the principal design parameters of each subassembly of the vehicle. From this process, several off the shelf components for the drivetrain, suspension and brakes were purchased. Also, the team prepared for upcoming recruitment event for new members in September. In early October, the design of the chassis was finalized in CAD and a prototype of the chassis was constructed. The prototype process gave an opportunity to refine the design the chassis by being able to physically see if our design parameters were correct, or over/under de- signed. In addition, it allowed new team members a way to understand the design decisions that were cho- sen for the design of the chassis Once the prototyping phase was completed, the fabrication of the chassis commenced. From late November to late February, countless hours were spent cutting, bending and welding steel tubes and machining mounting brackets for several sub assemblies. Assembled BajaVehicle Volodymyr notching tubes on a Milling Machine Daniel welding a joint on the Chassis Volodymyr, Nicolas and Alin Constructing the Chassis Prototype