Meeting Notes

Our meeting notes are done on Google Docs, and will be transcribed here.

1/10/18 — In lab, all members present at Hitchcock Hall at 1:40 pm

  • Built AEV, with each member focusing on a different part of the AEV
  • Started website with team B and team D
  • Made group chat, was decided to be on Group.me
  • Upcoming tasks is to flesh out the website for Wednesday, with every member doing their own part

1/16/18 — All members present at Thompson Library at 7:00 pm

  • Each member worked on prepping the website for future use and 1-17-18 class period
  • Maegan made the team M page and the sub-page for Contact info

1/30/18 –All members presents at Hitchcock Hall at 8:00 pm

  • Each member finalized their AEV concept designs and explained their designs in the progress report
  • AEV designs were discussed and final design was started
  • Progress Report was discussed and finalized
  • Pictures of AEV designs were uploaded
  • Code and plots were uploaded to website
  • Reflectance Sensors were discussed in website
  • Weights and total cost of AEV was discussed and calculated

2/5/18 — All members present at 18th Avenue Library at 5:30 pm

  • All members worked on the progress report
    • Maegan and Michael worked on the questions
    • Andrew and Hannah worked on the backwards looking summary
    • Everybody worked on the forwards looking plan
  • Picked aR&D topics

2/6/18 –All members present at Bolz at 5:30pm

  • All members worked on the website update and oral presentation
    • Andrew and Hannah worked on the current AEV findings
    • Maegan worked on compiling the codes and graphs of data
    • Michael worked on the AEV testing, specifically the motor quantity lab
    • All developed the presentation with visuals

2/22/18 — Lab Day

  • While the others did aR&D, Maegan did the spreadsheets and data collecting/preserving.

2/26/18 — All members present at Hitchcock and Bolz hall at 5:30pm

  • All members worked on either the oral presentation or the website update.
    • Maegan worked on the Power vs. Time graph for the Data Analysis Tool.
    • Andrew did the Power vs. Distance graph for the Data Analysis Tool.
    • Hannah started the oral presentation slide.
    • Hannah put the spreadsheets for concept scoring/screening on the page.
    • Maegan and Michael went to the open lab to redo some of the motor configuration results.

3/5/18

  • All members worked on Progress Report 2
    • Maegan and Michael worked on the forwards-looking part of the report.
    • Hannah and Andrew worked on the backwards-looking part of the report.
    • Michael in collecting the data and tables for the appendixes for the report.

3/24/18 — Hannah, Maegan, and Michael present at Bolz Hall at 2:00 pm. Andrew present from home at 2:00pm.

  • All members worked on the CDR Draft.
    • Maegan worked on the results and discussion, individual conclusion and recommendations, and introduction.
    • Hannah worked on the results and discussion, individual conclusion and recommendations, and the appendix.
    • Michael worked on the results and discussion, individual conclusion and recommendations, and solidworks pieces.
    • Andrew worked on the executive summary, experimental methodology, and individual conclusion and recommendations.

3/27/18 All group members present at Hitchcock Hall at 12:40

  • All members worked on performance test 2
  • All group members completed performance test 2
  • All group members prepared second code for performance test 2

3/28-30/18 All group members present at Hitchcock Hall at 12:40 pm 

  • All members worked on finalizing both codes for performance test 2 
  • All members discussed and planned out their parts of the Committee Meeting 2
    • Hannah will prepare the Human Resources section of Committee Meeting 2
    • Andrew will prepare the Public Relations section of Committee Meeting 2
    • Maegan and Michael will prepare the Research and Development section of Committee Meeting 2

4/2/18 All group members will be present in Bolz Hall at 5:30pm

  • All members will work on Progress report 3.

4/8/18 All group members will be present in Bolz Hall at 1:00pm.

  • All group members will work on the oral presentation draft and the final performance test.

4/16/18 All group members will be present in Bolz Hall at 5:30pm

  • All members will work on the CDR, the Final Oral Presentation, and the Final Website