Analysis of Lightweight Braking Material System for an ATV

An all-terrain vehicle (ATV) was designed and manufactured to participate in the SAE Baja, India event, and in the present work, we have considered one subsystem, namely the braking system. The design of lightweight components helps optimize a system overall for greater effectiveness and efficiency. It may then result in a decrease in the carbon footprint. The goal of the study was to explore the performance of a lightweight brake system for ATV applications using numerical methods. An optimized brake system for ATV car use was the focus of the study. Structural steels, i.e. SS410 and SS420, along with aluminium alloys were the materials used. The suggested ATV brake system was examined using the finite element method (FEM). With a value of 297 MPa, the most optimized design showed the maximum stress. The most optimized brake lever, according to the stress–strain graph, has the greatest stress and highest strain value. However, aluminium alloy may be used to create the lightest component.