Lab 1: Creative Design Thinking

The purpose of the AEV lab was to utilize the critical design review (CDR) to construct a working design of an AEV to transport itself across a railway propelled by a motor system. This motor system would receive commands from an Arduino chip programmed by the users to run accordingly to its input from the code written. Through experimental research and design, the group would create working concepts of an AEV to be decided upon by the group to construct. When their design has been selected, they would then create the AEV and program it to follow along the track. The monorail itself would have its own stops and inclines that the code would have to account for through trial and error research, as well as integral AEV design choice which could affect the distance traveled and speed the monorail vehicle would travel.

Through creative design thinking, the group was able to construct an AEV design that would be used in future experiments throughout the semester. The design would account for travel backwards and forwards, Energy use minimization, motor placement, propeller quantity, and track terrain and interference. This can be attributed to either uphill/downhill inclines that could affect the speed and efficiency of the AEV

 

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Lab 1 Results