Formula SAE EV

During my time on Drexel's Formula SAE EV team I served as the Wheel Assembly team lead and as the Event Coordinator for the 2019-2020 season. Below are some photos of the complete car, as well as pictures of most of the parts of the wheel assembly that I designed.

Full Render and Complete Wheel Assembly

The pictures below consist of a full render of the complete car excluding the body, as well as the complete wheel assembly. The wheel assembly consists of an: upright, spindle, wheel bearing, tripod housing and bearing, brake caliper, brake pads, brake disc, top and bottom a-arms, wheel and tire.

Upright and Camber Control

Below are a compilation of pictures of different views of the uprights design, as well as the camber control piece that attached to the top of the uprights. The center of the upright houses a wheel bearing that is press fit and then secured using a retaining ring. The brake calipers are mounted on the side of the uprights, mounted using steel bolts. The camber control attachment is adjusted using shims that space out the back of the adjustment piece and the upright. The upright was created using 6061-T6 Al and was stress tested using Solidworks Simulation.

Spindle and Brake Rotor

The spindle serves as the attachment point for the wheel to the car. The spindle centers the wheel with its 8 locator pins on its face and the wheel is then bolted into the spindle with 4 bolts. The spindle also attaches to the half axles through the use of a tripod housing and a tripod bearing. The brake disc is mounted to the spindle using six floating rotor pin hole mounts. The disc is made our of iron and was thermal tested using Solidworks Simulation. The spindle is made out of 6061-T6 Al and was stress tested using Solidworks Simulation.