GW Baja SAE car #34 at competition
Portfolio

Projects

Eight builds spanning Baja SAE drivetrain and braking components, a manufacturing-class press, and side explorations in transmission design.

25/26 bevel reduction gearbox with prop shaft output
4340 Helical Bevel Gears — 90° Drive

4WD Prop Shaft System

Redesigned the 4WD power-transfer system from chain drive to prop shaft, built around a 90° bevel-gear reduction gearbox and a COTS overrunning differential.

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Machined single-piece wheel hub with wheel studs installed
7075-T6 — CNC Broaching

Wheel Hub & Spline System

Redesigned wheel hubs from two-piece to single-piece 7075-T6 and developed an in-house CNC broaching process for internal splines.

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Baja dog clutch
4340 Steel — CNC

Baja Dog Clutch

Developed a custom dog clutch to shift between 2WD and 4WD, eliminating the need to remove the chain between events.

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CAD render of the Baja brake pedal
6061-T6 — CNC

Baja Brake Pedal

Designed a lightweight, CNC-machined brake pedal optimized using a brake force calculator and SAE braking requirements.

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Mini hydraulic press
Laser-cut Steel

Mini Hydraulic Press

Collaborated on a class project to design and build a compact hydraulic press using a Harbor Freight bottle jack.

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Baja reduction gearbox
6061-T6 — Wire EDM

Baja Reduction Gearbox

Redesigned the team's gearbox to shorten the rear subframe and achieve top-30 acceleration performance at Baja SAE Williamsport.

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Torsional thrust stand
Electric Propulsion — Research

Torsional Thrust Stand

Designed and built a scalable thrust stand to measure and characterize plasma thruster performance, with modular mounting for testing flexibility.

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CAD render of the sequential transmission gear train
3D-Printed Prototype

Sequential Transmission

Explored a constant-mesh sequential transmission concept as an alternative to a CVT.

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