MINI BAJA 2004


Main Systems

 

ZIP files

 Fall Final Spring Final Frame Files Steering Files Suspension Files

 

References

Garrett, Newton, and Steeds.  The Motor Vehicle.  Manchester, England:  Newton and Steeds, 1996.

 

Steering

How Stuff Works.  “How Car Steering Works.”  1998-2003.  HowStuffWorks, Inc. http://auto.howstuffworks.com/steering2.htm

Integrated Publishing.  “Manual Steering Systems.”  1998. Integrated Publishing.  http://www.tpub.com/basae/213.htm

 

Brakes

http://www.autoshop-online.com/auto101/brake.html

 “Replacement of drum brakes with caliper disc brakes” http://www.porttechnology.org/journals/ed11/downloads/pt11_99-102.pdf

“Calculating Overhead Percentages” http://www.missouribusiness.net/docs/calc_overhead_percentage.asp

“The Physics of Racing, Part 1, Weight Transfer” http://phors.locost7.info/phors01.htm

 

Suspension

http://www.eibach.com/ERS_Worksheet.htm

            ‘Suspension Worksheet’

http://www.rqriley.com/suspensn.html

            ‘Automobile Ride, Handling, and Suspension Design for Low-Mass Vehicles’

 

Gillespie, Thomas D.  Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics.  Warrendale, PA:  Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.,1992. 

 

Drivetrain

www.howstuffworks.com

www.kartworld.com/Differential/DIFFERENTIAL.htm

Callister Jr, William D.  Materials Science and Engineering.  New York, NY:  John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

 

 

 


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