This module sucks and I'm sorry, but it is the most important step in the process. The fun stuff will come soon I promise 😊. Please make a new section in your document entitled Brake Pedal Design. This marks the beginning of your Introductory Project!
When designing the car, we always need to think about the objectives for our designs. Our goal first and foremost is to pass technical inspection at our two competitions. We cannot score points in any dynamic events if we do not pass technical inspection.
To pass technical inspection at our competitions, we need to first ensure that our car adheres to the regulations put out by each respective competition. We go to two different competitions and thus have two similar but slightly different rulesets we have to follow.
The short and sweet of it is that the rules are painful to navigate, especially given there are two rulesets to check. As you spend more time on the team, you will become intimately familiar with the rules, but for now, we are going to teach you to sift through the rules. Open the most recent versions both the FSAE and Formula Hybrid Rules (2025).
FSAE Electric - Michigan International Speedway (Brooklyn MI)
Competition Website:
https://www.fsaeonline.com/Rules and Series Documents:
https://www.fsaeonline.com/cdsweb/gen/DocumentResources.aspxFormula Hybrid and Electric - New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Loudon, NH)
Competition Website:
https://www.formula-hybrid.org/
Rules:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tePc5d7qfTmYWajGd52PUxD093FFISh8/view
Series Documents:
To find rules that pertain to your system, the first step is to check the table of contents for
Project Deliverable: Find rules pertaining to Brake Pedal Design and Location. Write down the force value that the pedal needs to withstand without failure.
There are other rules that don't directly mention the Brake Pedal or Pedal Box, as is the case with many other systems on the car. Some components are required to be placed within specific envelopes in the car, but are not called by name. When you are doing rules research for any given project, it is imperative to check with multiple people to ensure that no rule is being missed or misinterpreted.
To ensure that the