Date(s): 1/10/2018-1/16/2018
Time: All times(communicating via group message)
Members Present: All Members actively communicating in chat (Ben Kendall, Cal Boggs, Blaine Fourman, Mitchell Breier)
Location: Internet
Objective: The objective of this meeting was for us to get to know each other as group mates.
Topics Discussed:
- Team Meeting Minutes #1 and Website Update #1 (all members active)
- Each team members strengths (Ben Kendall initiated, all members active)
- Best meeting times for each members schedule (all members active)
Decisions Made:
- Each member must try to actively communicate in chat
- Use group message to communicate for as much as we can. If we must meet in person, our schedules allow for best meeting time during weekends.
Upcoming Tasks:
- Update Team Meeting Minutes (Ben Kendall)
- Work on Website Update 2 (Cal Boggs)
- Begin R&D Labs (All Members)
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Date(s): 1/27/18
Time: 5:00-6:00 P.M.
Members Present: All members
Location: 18th Avenue Library
Objective: The objective of this meeting was to discuss the previous and upcoming labs, as well as settle on a design for the AEV.
Topics Discussed:
- What needs to be done at the start the next lab which was lab week 4.
- What design we wanted to construct during the next lab. Also discussed individual designs.
- What we needed to have done by the next lab as well as the upcoming progress report.
- Future meeting possibilities.
Decisions Made:
- Test reflectance sensors at the start of lab, then run the design analysis tool, then construct agreed upon design.
- To meet in the near future to work on progress report.
Upcoming Tasks:
- Progress Report (All Members)
- Grant Proposal (All Members)
Date(s): 2/6/18
Time: 5:00-9:00 P.M.
Members Present: All members
Location: Houston House Music Room
Objective: The objective of this meeting was to complete the first Progress Report as well as finalize our group design of the AEV.
Topics Discussed:
- Progress Report 1
- Final Group design and what piece should be used for Grant Proposal.
- What we needed to have done by the next lab as well as the upcoming progress report.
- Future meeting possibilities.
Decisions Made:
- Completed Progress Report 1.
- That the Grant Proposal part should be an undercarriage holder for the battery with goals of making the weight even and the AEV a symmetrical design.
Upcoming Tasks:
- Continue Advanced R&D labs/tests.
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Date(s): 3/23/2018 – 3/24/2018
Time: Sporadic from 12:00 – 10:00 each day
Members Present: Blaine, Cal, and Ben
Location: online (Shared google document)
Objective: Complete the CDR draft as well as plan for the following week of class
Topics Discussed:
- CDR Draft
- Performance Test 2
- Committee meeting 2
Decisions Made:
- Completed CDR draft
- Finish testing performance test 2 on Tuesday. If there is time perform the first graded test.
- Gave roles for HR, R&D, and PR for the committee meeting
Upcoming Tasks:
- Fix code for performance test 2 to make it more consistent (All Members) .
- Committee meeting on Wednesday
- Blaine (HR)
- Ben (R&D)
- Cal (PR)
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Date(s): 3/24/18
Time: 6:00- 11:00 P.M.
Members Present: All members present
Location: Internet, group chat
Objective: To complete the Critical Design Review draft
Topics Discussed:
- The format of the document (Cal Boggs, Blaine Fourman)
- Information needed for the document (Ben Kendall, Mitchell Breier)
Decisions Made:
- The format of the document followed the technical communications guide which was proposed by Cal Boggs and Blaine Fourman.
- Ben Kendall will be in charge of editing the document.
- Mitchell Breier will also edit but will mainly focus on the appendix format.
Upcoming Tasks:
- Committee Meeting 2
- Final Performance Test
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Date(s): 4/3/18
Time: 1:00-1:35 P.M.
Members Present: Cal, Boggs, Blaine Fourman, Ben Kendall
Location: Hitchcock Hall 2nd floor study area
Objective: To discuss the testing of the AEV
Topics Discussed:
- How to code the AEV for Hitchcock 224 and 308 (Blaine Fourman, Ben Kendall)
- Timeline for final testing (Cal Boggs)
Decisions Made:
- Different code will be needed for both rooms due to slight differences in the tracks that will be developed through trial and error (Blaine Fourman, Ben Kendall).
- A schedule for the final weeks should be created. The final oral presentation, website update, and final performance test are all upcoming. (Cal Boggs).
Upcoming Tasks:
- Final Performance Test
- Final Oral Presentation Draft
- Final Website Update
- Critical Design Review
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Date: 4/19/2018
Time: 7:30-10:30 P.M.
Members Present: Cal, Boggs, Blaine Fourman, Ben Kendall, Mitchell Breier
Location: Internet, Group Chat
Objective: To write the critical design review
Topics Discussed:
- Edits needed for the final document from the draft (Blaine Fourman, Ben Kendall, Mitchell Breier)
- Additional information needed for the document (Cal Boggs)
Decisions Made:
- Edits will be made based on comments made from the draft. (Blaine Fourman, Ben Kendall, Mitchell Breier).
- Information regarding the budget and the final performance test needs to be included in the final report. (Cal Boggs).