Brainstorm
As a part of Lab 6, the team practiced a brainstorming session to generate ideas to improve the AEV. The team will Research three topics to pursue in an effort to make the AEV more efficient, reliable, and safe. After the initial brainstorm, the team had to develop a methodology to collect repeatable data. As a practice, the team thought in question form such as, “What are our goals?”, or, “How do we minimize the variables?”
Team L decided to research Motor Configuration for the first topic. The team was specifically researching the power of a “pushing” vs “pulling” method.
The team chose Propeller Configuration for the second topic. The team used two different size propellers to determine which propellers provided the greatest distance vs time. This test was ran using identical code.
Motor Configuration With A Trolley
The team chose Motor Configuration With A Trolley for the third topic. The team chose this topic to build of of the first topic. A constraint was identified running performance tests. The AEV used the more powerful method of travel (pulling) when the AEV was not connected to the trolley. Inversely, the AEV was using a weaker method of travel (pushing) when the AEV was connected to the trolley. The team tested whether the current code and design would be sufficient to pull the trolley or if the code and design would have to be reversed for the Final Performance Test.
Other group of AR&D