Week 5

In Lab 05: Design Concepts: Screening and Scoring, Team F will begin to familiarize themselves with the techniques of the design decision making process as well as the structured method involved with these methods. Additionally, a sample code will be used to test the AEV on the track so that these methods may be utilized for a baseline reference. First, the team will build the AEV concept design that was decided upon during Lab 4. This AEV will need to be programmed to run on the straight track by using the coding guidelines provided in the lab manual. Then, criteria will be determined that the team believes will be beneficial in evaluating their design. These criteria, as well as the design concepts created in Lab 4,  will be evaluated in the concept screening process in order to define the criteria that will play a key role in the final success of the AEV. It is imperative that the team complete these tasks during the allotted time period so that they may further grow upon their ideas that will be implemented in the final AEV design, as well as develop successful ways of making decisions. This skill will be helpful in further lab settings should the team find themselves in a stressful situation in need of a decision. Another reason the team must complete these tasks is because it will be helpful to determine what the most successful AEV configuration will be so that they may attempt to recreate it as best as possible.