To follow our mission the team has determined success criteria for the AEV design. By screening and scoring the different design concepts, the team can work together toward one goal. The sample (reference) will be set as a baseline determining if a new design is inferior or superior in meeting the success criteria.
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The success criteria evaluated will be:
- Stability – The AEV must be able to balance moving along the monorail track without falling off so stability is visibly important for the company’s goals.
- Minimal Blockage – When traveling through the air wind efficiency is everything, so the six different designs are tested for their ability to reduce wind drag in both directions.
- Maintenance – In the real world these AEV’s will have to be up kept once in use, so designing a vehicle that requires the least amount of maintenance in the long run is cheaper.
- Durability – As much as the AEV is being tested accidents are bound to happen. With this note taken, the company has set it a goal to make the AEV’s as durable as possible to stand time and accidents.
- Safety – Arguably the number one concern at Dresse Data Systems is public safety. The AEV’s are being built for public usage, and without a safe product the public cannot and will not use the product.
Table 1 looks into the pros and cons of each design.
Table 2 weighs the importance of each criteria for the individual designs.
From the two tables above the team decided to continue development on two designs (Drew and the Team). For more information on each individual design please view the “Design Sketches” tab.