Engineering students design and build an off-road vehicle that will survive rough terrain in a variety of tests: acceleration, suspension, maneuverability and endurance.
Students compete against 99 other teams in an international competition.
Teams compete to have their design accepted for manufacture by a fictional firm.
Tasked to generate financial support for their project and manage their educational priorities.
Students must function as a team to conceptualize, design, build, test, promote, and race with the limits of race rules.
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Apply classroom concepts to real-world problems. Statics, dynamics, kinematics, electronics: it all has a place in Baja SAE.
Collaboration builds a better product. We work together to design a car, solve problems, and represent our university on an international stage.
Explore entrepreneurship through a business-focused vehicle design. Pitch sponsors, network with industry, develop timelines, and sell your product!
The Baja SAE Laboratory is the center of LTU’s Baja SAE vehicle design and fabrication project. Students use the lab to build a single-seat offroad vehicle within stringent safety rules.