Concept Screening Matrix
Concept Scoring Matrix
Stability: How well the weight would be distributed on the AEV thus potentially causing the AEV to use more energy than needed.
Minimal Blockage: How aerodynamically efficient the AEV is in order to reduce drag on the vehicle.
Maintenance: How easy it was to access and repair different aspects of the vehicle.
Durability: How well the object would hold up to day to day use.
Safety: How likely the vehicle is to harm an individual.
Practicality: How simple the vehicle is to assemble and easy to use.
Final Results
Based on the evaluation made in the concept screening and scoring matrices, Designs C and D were chosen to continue in the research and development process. Both designs were on par with each other in stability, minimal blockage, safety, and practicality. However, there were discrepancies in maintenance and durability. Although both designs scored a three and four in both categories, the weight of the scores indicated which design was optimal to be the final design. Because maintenance took priority above durability, Design D was anticipated to be the final design. Before this could be concluded, more experimentation and data analysis was necessary to officially determine this result. To see more detail in what the final design outcome was, see Performance Test 1.