Blog Post #6

Figure 1: Final Design for Pedal Box

Figure 2: Current State of Pedal Box

        The braking system design ended up being mostly a design of the pedal box because the UH FSAE team found it more efficient to reuse the rotors from last year. The pedal box design includes three different pedals, the throttle, brake and clutch. The brake pedal, being the most essential for the braking system, was given a wider design to withstand the 2000 Newton threshold set by FSAE competition rules. The pedals are made of laser cut steel plates that were welded together while the main body was manufactured from laser cut aluminum plates that were also welded together. Connected to the brake pedal via a Tilton 600 bias bar are the two bulkhead-mounted Master Cylinders with ¾” and ⅝” bore diameters. The pedal box would be attached to the chassis of the car with the rails on the bottom and the positioning of the box could be adjusted along the rails. The team was not able to continue building due to the Stay-at-Home order given out to Harris county and therefore, the closure of the UH FSAE shop.

Figure 4: Pedal Box FEA Rear Perspective

Figure 5: Pedal Box FEA Front Perspective

Figure 6: Brake Pedal FEA Front Perspective

Figure 7: Brake Pedal FEA Rear Perspective