The team began the design process with a budget of $160 [1]. The money was spent at the Company Store on the parts that the team deemed necessary for construction. The figure located below demonstrates the changes in the budget spending over the course of the design process. The greatest decrease in spending occurred in a span of approximately 5 weeks because these weeks included major testing. Spending was gradual because the team would make a purchase and perform a test to verify the functionality of the part before making the next purchase.
The purchased parts can be separated into the following categories:
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Drivetrain
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Chassis
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Electrical Systems
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Fasteners
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Additional Fees
A full record of the money spent on each component of the design process can be found below. The budget log includes each specific part number, the order number, description of each part, quantity purchased, and the cost of the individual part.
The team also kept a record of the total amount of the budget spent and the total amount of the budget remaining after each purchase. The total amount spent by the team on the construction of the robot was $113.98 and the total amount remaining in the budget at the conclusion of the design process was $46.02. The table below displays the amount of the budget spent on each aspect of the prototype design.
The following graph illustrates the percentage of the budget spent on the different aspects of the prototype.
