Summary
During this week’s lab, the team’s main goal was to creatively design the AEV. This was important because it sets the direction of the team’s future design and activities. In the following labs the team will build the AEV based on the design in this week’s lab. The lab was divided into two sections. In the first section, each team member was supposed to create his own AEV design in 20 minutes. They completed this task by drawing on an orthographic drawing paper. Then in the second section, the team had a discussion about the AEV designs, examined the pros and cons of each design and came to an agreement on the final design.
Takeaways
- AEV — There are many factors to consider when creating an AEV design, including the weight, location of the propeller, shape of the AEV and aerodynamics.
- AEV — Making sure that all connections are secure before in class testing is important
- General — Continuous testing is important to work out any kinks in our AEV design