FSAE EV brake pedal assembly
A complete brake pedal assembly for a Formula SAE electric car, designed for the AME27 Apprentice Mechanical Design Challenge.
Bhrugu Mehta
Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, Class of 2030
Designing, simulating, and building vehicles that go fast, from CAD and CFD to the shop floor.
- 4.0
- GPA, Texas A&M
- FSAE
- Aero, Formula SAE Electric
- DBF
- Structures, Design Build Fly
Render of the FSAE EV brake pedal assembly: aluminum pedal arm, twin Tilton master cylinders and balance bar on a milled base plate
Projects
Each opens to the full write-up
Wood go-kart
I got hooked on motorsports and, instead of buying a go-kart, built one from the ground up to understand how it works.
Aventus Racing F1 in Schools car
Designed, tested, and manufactured two identical miniature race cars to a strict rule set, minimizing race time.
Experience
Revision history-
Sep 2026 – present
Texas A&M Formula SAE Electric
Aerodynamics Engineer (Apprentice)
- Contributing to the aerodynamic design of a competition electric race car, focused on downforce, drag reduction and airflow management.
- Running CFD in Star-CCM+ to find the optimal radiator placement and its effect on the overall aero package.
- Modeling and iterating concepts in SolidWorks, balancing performance with manufacturability.
- Performing composite and carbon fiber layups.
- Working with the structures, suspension and powertrain subteams to integrate aero and cooling parts into the full car.
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Aug 2026 – present
Texas A&M Design Build Fly (AIAA)
Structures & Manufacturing Engineer
- Collegiate competition to design and build a fixed-wing RC aircraft that completes mission-specific flight tasks.
- Contributing to airfoil selection, structural load testing and the full SolidWorks assembly, including internal wing and fuselage structure.
- Modeled NACA 4416 wing ribs in SolidWorks from a spec sheet: 12 in root chord at 3° incidence, 9 in tip chord at 0.5°.
- Fabricating the airframe from laser-cut balsa and birch, finished with heat-shrink covering and fiberglass layups.
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11th – 12th grade
Aventus Racing, F1 in Schools / STEM Racing
Founder & Team Principal
- Founded and led the team; oversaw design, manufacturing and logistics.
- 1st at State, 1st on the West Coast, 9th in the USA at the STEM Racing National Championship.
Education and skills
Bill of materials| UniversityTexas A&M University | Class2030 |
| ProgramB.S. Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering | |
| GPA4.0 | Relevant courseworkENGR 102 |
| Item | Skill | Experience |
|---|---|---|
| CAD | ||
| 1.1 | Computer-aided designSolidWorks, Fusion 360 | 9+ yrs |
| 1.2 | Fusion 360Modeling, CAM, FEA | 4+ yrs |
| 1.3 | SolidWorksAssemblies, mates, Simulation | FSAE, DBF |
| Simulation | ||
| 2.1 | Computational fluid dynamicsAnsys Fluent, Ansys Discovery, Star-CCM+ | 3+ yrs |
| 2.2 | Finite element analysisFusion 360, SolidWorks Simulation | Projects |
| Manufacturing | ||
| 3.1 | CNC routingTormach XS Tech | Aventus |
| 3.2 | 3D printingBambu Lab X1C, ASA-CF | Aventus |
| 3.3 | Composite layupsCarbon fiber, fiberglass | FSAE, DBF |
| 3.4 | Laser cuttingBalsa and birch airframe parts | DBF |
| 3.5 | Wood and metal fabricationFrame, axle and drivetrain | Go-kart |
| Testing and visualization | ||
| 4.1 | Wind tunnel flow visualizationHome-built tunnel | Aventus |
| 4.2 | Structural load testingWing and fuselage structure | DBF |
| 4.3 | 3D rendering and animation | 2+ yrs |
Get in touch
Summer 2027
Always open to gain more experience.
bhrugu@tamu.edu- AlsoBhrugu2008@outlook.com
- LinkedInin/bhrugu-mehta