Energy & Consistency Improvements

Date: 4/5/2017

Time: 4:00 pm (Face-to-Face)

Members Present: Blake Kanoy, Ashwin Rajgopal, Daniel Fahmi and Alex Beutel

Topics Discussed: Energy efficiency and dependability of different codes

Objective:

The main focus of the meeting was to discuss the energy efficiency and dependability of the coasting and non-coasting codes.

To Do/ Action Items:

– Compare the energy usage graphs of the coasting and non-coasting runs

-Discuss and compare the dependability of the different codes

-Decide on which code to proceed with going into final testing and evaluation

Decisions:

-The team decided to proceed with the non-coasting code due to its superior dependability and the energy difference not being large enough to warrant using the coasting code

Reflections:

-The team was able to come to a reasonable decision within the hour long meeting

-The team feels confident that the non-coasting code will be finalized shortly and the AEV will soon be ready for the final evaluation