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Project # 104
Brake Dynamometer
| Team Lead: | Roberto Medina |
| Other Team Members: | Adrin Alias | Antonio Almanza | Will Galvez | Anthony Aiyedun |
| Faculty Advisor(s): | Dr. Woods |
| Department: | MAE |
| Project Type: | Senior Design |
| Title: | Brake Dynamometer |
| Abstract: | The UTA FSAE racing team builds a formula car from scratch each year to compete in an annual FSAE competition. The team uses various brake calipers and brake pads in their cars. Each brake pad comes with a specified coefficient of friction. The team, however, has no way of verifying the manufacturer's provided coefficient of friction value for each pad. Thus, our team has been tasked with developing a dynamometer which will measure the coefficient of friction of various brake pads with various calipers. As a result, the coefficient of friction of tested brake pads can be determined, as well as their variance with temperature. Additionally, a fully functional dynamometer will be fabricated, allowing for the testing of any other brake pads in the future. With the design of the dynamometer complete and all components having been purchased by the client, the manufacturing, assembly, and testing of the dynamometer will be completed this semester. |
| Poster: | View Poster #104 (PDF) |
| Judges Scoring: | Submit Evaluation (judges only) |