Meeting 1
Date: January 10th, 2018
Time: 11:10 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Hitchcock 308
Members: All members present
Objectives:
- Start to make a plan for the AEV project as a team and come up with roles for group members
- Figure out our company and the other groups we are working with
To-Do’s:
- Update Group Website
- Complete lab 1
- Begin talking about AEV designs
Takeaways:
- We are a part of a four team comany
- We are working with groups C, P, and Q
Meeting 2
Date: January 17th, 2018
Time: 11:10 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Hitchcock 308
Members: All members present
Objectives:
- Get familiar with Arduino and be sure that everything is working properly
- Have the whole group familiarized with the coding methods we will be using throughout this project
- Establish a better means of communication for the team
To Do’s:
- Update Group Website
- Complete lab 2
- Save our code when we are finished
Takeaways:
- Our software and our hardware all work as they should
- We all are familiarized with the Arduino coding methods and their calls
- We will have a meeting outside of class once a week and times will be decided in the team GroupMe
Meeting 3
Date: January 24th, 2018
Time: 11:10 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Hitchcock 308
Members: R. Farthing, Z. Parker, M. Abouzahra – S. Ranelli absent due to illness
Objectives:
- Confirm that reflector sensor is operable
- Create starting design for the AEV
To Do’s:
- Complete lab 3
- Update group website and ensure all teams know what to do
- Catch up to where we should be in the timeline because after the website blunder everyone fell a bit behind
Takeaways:
- We should have another meeting Saturday, January 27th to fill Stephen in and continue to work and get to the spot we should be
- Our code worked well and the reflector sensor is operable
- We now have a base design for the AEV
Meeting 4
Date: January 27th, 2018
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Location: Hitchcock Study Area – Floor 2
Members: S. Ranelli and M. Abouzahra – R. Farthing absent due to unknown and Z. Parker absent due to last minute scheduling conflict
Objectives:
- Update group website
- Write the code for lab 4 because we need to make up for lost time
To Do’s:
- Add pages deliverables and evolution of design
- Edit pages group members and team meeting minutes
- Code lab 4 code (unable to test due to lack of lab access)
- Upload initial AEV designs
- Website overhaul
Takeaways:
- Our website is now completely overhauled and reorganized
- We have a physical AEV design
- Lab 4 code is finished and we will test as soon as we have lab access
- Meeting minutes are fully up to date
Meeting 5
Date: February 6th, 2018
Time: 10:20 – 11:15 pm
Location: Hitchcock 224
Members: S. Ranelli, M. Abouzahra, Z. Parker – R. Farthing absent due to unknown
Objectives:
- Decide on which advanced research and development labs we will complete in the next two weeks
- Assign tasks to have complete by tonight’s meeting at 7:00 pm
- Complete the LPQ
To-Do’s:
- Assign code organization, redraws of the initial AEV designs with labels, meeting minutes organization, and who will work on the outline
Takeaways:
- Z. Parker will be in charge of the AEV drawings
- M. Abouzahra will be in charge of code organization
- S. Ranelli will be in charge of the outline and has elected to also do meeting minutes as well as appendix organization
Meeting 6
Date: February 6th, 2018
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Location: Thompson Library – 9th Floor
Members: S. Ranelli, M. Abouzahra, Z. Parker – R. Farthing absent due to unknown
Objectives:
- Finish the group progress report
- Discuss our advanced research and development labs and which order they will be completed in
To-Do’s:
- Take all organized information and put it into an appendix that the report can reference
- Turn the detailed outline into a full report
- Check all grammar, make sure it’s in third person tense, and make sure all deliverables are accounted for (and those that aren’t are addressed)
Takeaways:
- Our progress report is complete to the best of our ability
Meeting 7
Date: February 12th, 2018
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Thompson Library – Ground Floor
Members: S. Ranelli, M. Abouzahra, Z. Parker – R. Farthing absent due to unknown
Objectives:
- Decide on what our pitch will be for our grant and how to present it
- Discuss a team agreement
To-Do’s:
- Design in solidworks our part required for the grant proposal
- Come up with a way to professionally and efficiently present said part
- Name Public Relations, Human Resources, and Research and Development Manager
- Finalize a team agreement
Takeaways:
- S. Ranelli is in charge of public relations, M. Abouzahra is in charge of R&D, and Z. Parker is in charge of human resources
- We will be designing a battery holder with a minimalist and safety oriented design
- The part is laid out and we have a preliminary solidworks part that will very closely resemble it
- The team agreement is finalized and in its own section on the website
***Between Meetings 7 and 8 there was a change made to the group. The new group includes Osama Shalash with Stephen Ranelli, Zavier Parker, and Mahmoud Abouzahra***
Meeting 8
Date: February 21st, 2018
Time: 11:10 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Hitchcock 224
Members: All members present
Objectives:
- Complete advanced research and development
To-Do’s:
- Finish the wind tunnel lab
- Finish the motor configurations lab
Takeaways:
- Both labs were completed with data collected
- This data will have to be added to the website before the next update
Meeting 9
Date: February 27th, 2018
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Group chatting via Houseparty video chat app
Members: All members present
Objectives:
- Organize all data that needs to go on the website
- Prepare for group presentations on February 28th
To-Do’s:
- Update Group Website
- Finish the group power point for presentations
Takeaways:
- O. Shalash will be presenting exercises one and two, S. Ranelli will be presenting exercises three and four, M. Abouzahra will be presenting motor configurations, and Z. Parker will be presenting the wind tunnel lab
Meeting 10
Date: March 6th, 2018
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Thompson Library
Members: All members present
Objectives:
- Organize data
- Finalize progress report two
To-Do’s:
- Get progress report two ready for submission
- Prepare for test one on 3/7
Takeaways:
- S. Ranelli will be responsible for data organization, the appendix, and overall management and revision of the report
- M. Abouzahra will be responsible for the backwards looking summary
- Z. Parker will be responsible for the forward looking summary
- O. Shalash will be responsible for relating and supporting conclusions to collected data and interpreting data
Meeting 11
Date: March 21st, 2018
Time: 11:10 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Hitchcock 224
Members: All members present
Objectives:
- Complete performance test one
- Gather data to put on the website
- Gather data to put in the next report
To-Do’s:
- Collect data for AEV runs
- Work on performance test 2
- Get the AEV sensors operational again
Takeaways:
- Performance test one was a success (18/20)
- All necessary data was collected and organized
- Reflectance sensors are now fully operational
Meeting 12
Date: March 28th, 2018
Time: 11:10 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Hitchcock 224
Members: All members present
Objectives:
- Complete performance test two
- Gather data to put on the website
- Gather data to put in the next report
To-Do’s:
- Collect data for AEV runs
- Work on performance test 2
- Attach the metal to the base that will be responsible for connecting to the caboose’s magnet
- Begin work on the final test
Takeaways:
- Performance test two was a success (20/20)
- All necessary data was collected and organized
- Final testing is now underway and progress is being made
Meeting 13
Date: April 11th, 2018
Time: 11:10 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Hitchcock 224
Members: All members present
Objectives:
- Complete the final performance test
To-Do’s:
- Collect data for AEV runs
- Fix the last part of the run where the caboose comes to the end with too much momentum
- Keep the coasting strategy and adapt the code to the lab track (from classroom track)
Takeaways:
- Performance test three was a success (36/40, 38/40)