Anteater Baja Racing Rolling Chassis

Background

The 2025 Baja SAE Arizona competition is an off-road automotive event in which collegiate teams compete to design, build, and test a mini ATV style vehicle. The vehicles must pass a technical inspection to make sure they are adherent to the rules and regulations set out by SAE, and are then allowed to compete in dynamic events that test the vehicle's acceleration, maneuverability, off-road capabilities, and strength. We will be designing and manufacturing a rolling chassis, which includes the frame of the vehicle along with the suspension and brakes, that is to be entered into the Baja SAE competition next year after powertrain integration. Our design will focus on having a frame that is rules compliant and having a suspension and braking system that is lightweight and handles well in order to pass technical inspection and perform strongly at the competition.

Goals and Objectives

The team's objective is to 1) Design and build an off-roading vehicle that will pass technical inspection at the SAE Baja Racing competition and 2) Finish in the Top 20 at the 2025 Baja SAE Arizona competition.

Milestones:

By middle of fall quarter, complete vehicle and subsystem design and complete Master CAD.

By start of winter quarter, complete manufacturing of subsystem prototypes.

By start of spring quarter, complete entire system prototype (fully integrated, running vehicle).

Anteater Baja Racing Website:

https://sites.uci.edu/anteaterbajaracing/

Team Contact

Yulun Wang (yuluw12@uci.edu)

Pravir Gurukar (pgurukar@uci.edu)

Mary Hawara (hawaram@uci.edu)

Andrew Bides (abides@uci.edu)

Victorio Decordova (vdecordo@uci.edu)