Lab 1: 1/10/19
- Lab groups introduced
- AEV project introduced
- Practiced code in Arduino and tested it on the motor
Lab 2: 1/17/19
- AEV kits distributed and analyzed
- Reflectance sensors tested
Lab 3: 1/31/19
- Arduino code uploaded to the controller after some troubleshooting
- Data Analysis Tool tested but AEV was not yet put onto the track.
Lab 4: 2/7/19
- Correct Arduino code uploaded to controller
- AEV tested on track and data collected
- All AEV concept sketches were presented and Noah’s sideways version was decided on
- Team meeting tentatively set for Monday, Feb 11 to talk about the grant proposal and AEV design
2/8/19 – All members were present – Done in class during class time
- Members compared designs
- Aerodynamics, balance, size and cost were deemed important by the members, since all of which directly effect performance and efficiency
- Aerodynamics and balance were deemed most important
- Anil and Noah devised an aero piece to help with the aerodynamics of the AEV
2/10/19 – All members were present – Done in class during class time
- A new AEV design was created using vertical positioning rather than horizontal
- Aero pieces designed to direct air away from Arduino board
- Solidworks model created of aero pieces by Noah
2/14/19 – All members were present – Done in lab during lab time
- The reflectance sensors on the AEV were not registering any data
- TA help was required to fix the problem
- The sensors were attached the AEV backwards
- Noah corrected this mistake
2/21/19 – All members were present – Done in lab during lab time
- Test runs were done with the AEV by Ben and Noah
- Data was extracted by Anil
- This was used as a baseline to modified versions of propeller setup
2/28/19 – All members were present – Done in lab during lab time
- Test runs continue
- Different propeller orientations were used, to see if this would affect performance at all
- It was found that shifting the motors, so they are on separate planes creates an imbalance resulting in inconsistent velocity readings
3/4/19 – All members were present – Done in lab during lab time
- Testing of propeller orientations continue
- It was found that leaving the motors on the same plane in opposite directions worked best and improved stability
- The team attempted to explain why the other configurations would create inconsistent velocity readings
- It was hypothesized that the asymmetrical nature of the other configurations was causing the AEV to rock back and forth while in motion
3/6/19 – All members were present – Done in lab during lab time
- Code developed by Ben and Noah was used to stop the AEV at the first checkpoint on the track
- After every trial, corrections were made by Anil and Noah
- There is a hump on the track that the AEV tends to jump over that is causing inconsistencies in stopping point
3/7/19 – All members were present – Done in lab during lab time
- The code was getting close to being perfected for 2 out of the 6 trials were stopped successfully at the first checkpoint and the other 4 were incredibly close
- Alterations were made to the time at which the motors ran in order to reach this point