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Our MCR (Mission Concept Review)

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Background
The galactic empire is rebuilding their army after the destruction of the Death Star.  The rebel alliance needs to prepare for war on remote planets to ensure that the galactic empire is unaware of operations.  Due to being on remote planets, power is very limited.  The alliance is looking for a monorail network system to transport their R2D2 units which are constructed on one side of the land to where the interceptor aircrafts are being assembled through the means of a green, energy efficient, and cost effective system.  The need for an energy efficient system,like an Advance Energy Vehicle (AEV), is due to the base being located on a remote planet where power is a luxury.  
Mission Objectives 
The scaled transport–AEVs will focus on energy management, operational efficiency and operational consistency.  Energy used per mass of the AEV will be measured and recorded during AEV operation.  The goal is to successfully pick up and deliver precious cargo stored on a caboose while meeting the operational requirements, design constraints and minimizing the energy/mass ratio.  Due to the planet being remote and unstable, the monorail may have slight variations over time due to the planets shifting faults, therefore, the AEV should be not depend on a specific track.  The AEV should have operational consistency in which the AEV performs consistently regardless of type of cargo (cargo should not fall off track) or power supplies(battery).  As contractors, it is the goal to create a model scale AEV to perform the Scenario in which the team will defend their final product to the rebel alliance (instructional staff:Instructor, GTA, and UTA’s).  The top three performing and creative AEV’s will go on to the AEV Showcase (SPRING Semester 2016 only) to compete for prizes and the overall goal of obtaining the contract for construction of the AEV design. The class is split up into four different rows which will use the specified section of the track (see Figure 3).  The colored box represents the color section of the track as seen in Figure 3. Tables A–D will have the outside track on the right side of the classroom (facing the front of the classroom) where tables E–I will have the inside, right side of the track.  Tables J–N will have inside left side of the track and finally tables O–R will have outside left side.  This layout is subject to change based on instructor’s discretion and the class size. (AEV Lab Manual pg. 13).

What is an AEV?

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An AEV (Advanced Energy Vehicle) is a vehicle designed by students in their first year of engineering at The Ohio State University. This vehicle will be created to travel on a track on the ceiling of the engineering classroom; it is expected to travel a certain distance, stop at a gate for a period of time, then resume traveling along the same path. The purpose of this is to teach fundamentals of engineering, including writing programs and building a physical model, to allow students to further understand different fields of engineering and help understand what may be expected of them if they continue to pursue a career in engineering. This project also allows students to work in groups allowing them to build team-working skills which is essential in any industry.

ENGR 1182 Team L

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Welcome to the ENGR 1182 AEV Sprint 2017 Group L’s official web page. This is the hub for posting all about completed labs, including team meeting notes, the Arduino code and an introduction to Team L’s members.