As shown in Design Tab(PT 2 design) , both design are actually made up from the same parts but only difference in the orientation. Both design had also been tested to make sure it satisfy the important aspects such as the balanced in turns, cost and also environmental. The designs were observed as it move on the track and the rating of every aspects will be given from the team’s discussion.
The figure above shows the comparison of the two designs which are the vertical and horizontal design. The comparison was made by calculating the total score of each design. The team found out that both of the design have a good centre of gravity in which allowed the AEV to have a good balance when turning; the AEV did not leaning to one side or swaying. The thing that really separated both of the design is the horizontal design have more efficiency and environmental than the vertical design. It is because the team notice that the horizontal design tend to give more thrust when using the same Arduino code. Assumption that the team made was the horizontal consume Even though the total score of both designs were same but the team decided to focus more on the efficiency compared to the stability of the AEV. So, the team had chosen the horizontal design as the final design because it is more efficient which also satisfy the environmental aspects more than vertical design. In term of cost, the team managed to cut the overall cost significantly. The cost was reduced by removing the unnecessary parts. The team also take account of the material needed, the possibility of the damage and the time to set up the design. Moreover, the cost of the project remain the same because both of the design are made up of the same parts. The team has tried to minimize the usage of any parts to make sure that the weight of the AEV is at optimum level. This also helps the team to satisfy the cost aspects because the minimum parts used will reduce the total cost of the project for the final design.