Off shelve electronic accelerator pedal

[Stonie1]

Greetings

My team decided not to attempt the construction of electronic accelerator pedals ourselves (Class 1A). We are having a big problem finding commercial accelerator pedals, mostly because companies do not display datasheets on their pedals on their websites and aren't answering our emails to them either. This is starting to become a serious problem.

Have you run into similar problems, and could you recommend off shelve electronic accelerator pedals you have used in fsae.

[Stonie1]

Greetings

My team decided not to attempt the construction of electronic accelerator pedals ourselves (Class 1A). We are having a big problem finding commercial accelerator pedals, mostly because companies do not display datasheets on their pedals on their websites and aren't answering our emails to them either. This is starting to become a serious problem.

Have you run into similar problems, and could you recommend off shelve electronic accelerator pedals you have used in fsae.

[Owen Thomas]

I'm not positive what you mean by "electronic accelerator pedals", but I can show you this:

"The throttle must be actuated mechanically, i.e. via a cable or a rod system. The use of electronic throttle control (ETC) or “drive-by-wire” is prohibited."

Direct quote from the FSAE rule book, B8.5.2. So if you're looking for an electronic throttle control system that you can purchase off the shelf for use in a competition, forget about it. A mechanical throttle pedal is probably one of the easiest things on a vehicle to design, and is not liable to fail. If you are in fact looking into some sort of electronically activated pedal instead of foot control, I would recommend abandoning it for a simpler system.

[wagemd]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">"The throttle must be actuated mechanically, i.e. via a cable or a rod system. The use of electronic throttle control (ETC) or “drive-by-wire” is prohibited." </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Normally true, but it looks like they intend to enter Class 1A which is one of the electric car classes.