The city of Columbus is looking to focus a project called “Smart Columbus,” a modernizing program, on a residential area known as Linden. Linden is cut off from many services and centers of employment by I-71. To solve this problem, an Advance Energy Vehicle (AEV) must be designed to transport people to centers of employment via monorail. To simulate this situation, groups will develop and program a prototype AEV that must complete several tasks, fit within the required budget, and complete several deliverables during the course of the project.
- The AEV will move forward and must stop at the gate between two sensors and pause for seven seconds while the gate opens
- The AEV then must proceed to the loading zone successfully connect to the load using a magnetic hitch without excessive recoil and pause for five seconds to verify that the cargo has safely loaded.
- The AEV will then return to the gate ensuring that the hitch does not disconnect during the elevation change. The AEV will once again pause between gate sensors for seven seconds.
- The AEV will then continue to the starting dock and stop past the starting line, within the designated starting dock.
After weeks of research and development, Team G will have created an AEV that can complete all of the tasks while being as cost-effective as possible.