The final design Team C used was decided through the conclusion of the Vehicle Design Optimization portion of the project. The engineers used the results and and data from Design optimization, code optimization, and energy optimization to finalize their advanced energy vehicle and code. Shown below is the final AEV model team C created.
Final AEV Design – TEAM C
The final design shown above was created through multiple experiments conducted by team C engineers. Through heavy analysis of data collected from test runs, the engineers were able to replace functions that were not efficient, and to improve specific parts of the AEV that required improvement. The vehicle shown above consists of two motors, each pointing in different directions so that one motor is actively pulling the AEV at all times. On average, the AEV consumed around 210 joules of energy for the final test run. The vehicle completed the task at hand, but the engineers wish to make the AEV more energy efficient as 210 joules did not meet the expectations the engineers had set.
Looking forward, the engineers plan to improve the servo brake arm to increase consistency, to adjust the weight distribution, and to use an alternative form of propulsion in order to decrease the overall energy cost of their vehicle.