Meeting Minutes

 


Meeting #1:

Time/ Location:

1/10 at Hitchcock Hall 224

Attendances:

All members present:

  • Abby Hallock
  • Chuwen Sun
  • Rensu Kumbhani
  • Julia Scott

Objective:

  • Complete the AEV Kit Checklist
  • What might be tested, designed or modified for the AEV?
  • Minimizing of force of friction (Chuwen)

Tasks:

  • Modifying motor power when the elevation of the track changes (Abby and Julia)
  • 3D printing may be tested if additional parts may be needed (Abby)
  • Coding program and structure of AEV will be designed (Abby)
  • Structure test coding (Rensu)
  • Acceleration and deceleration (Julia)
  • Direction changing (Julia)
  • Amount of weight pulling down (Julia)

Future work:

  • Take notes when group meeting (Abby)
  • Carry the AEV kit box (Rensu)
  • Reminders on due dates and staying on task (Julia)
  • Debugging coding (Chuwen)
  • Be familiar with AEV solid works and start exploring and learning coding knowledge of AEV (Every group member)

Meeting #2:

Time/ Location:

1/17 at Hitchcock

Attendances:

All members present

Objective:

Finish Procedures for Labs 1 and 2 from preliminary R&D

Tasks:

  • Abby & Rensu- code for lab 1, Julia & Chuwen- setup for lab 1, All- test lab 1
  • Abby& Rensu- set up sensors and reflectance test, Julia & Chuwen- build model

Future work:

  • Test lab 2
  • Sketches for lab 3
  • Prepare & code for lab 4

Meeting #3:

Time/ Location:

1/24 at Hitchcock

Attendances:

All members present

Objective:

Finish building the sample AEV and finish procedures for Labs 2 and 4 (including the reflectance sensor test)

Tasks:

  • Abby & Rensu- worked on reflectance sensor test
  • Julia & Chuwen- set up AEV, All-test lab 2 and start to test 4

Major set back on lab 2!!

Future work:

  • Plot graphs for lab 4
  • Sketches for lab 3
  • Prepare for lab 5

Meeting #4:

Time/ Location:

1/30 at CBEC building

Attendances:

All members present

Objective:

Complete procedure for preliminary R&D Lab 3

Tasks:

  • Draw individual sketches- Rensu, Chuwen and Julia
  • Update website deliverable and meeting notes- Abby
  • Complete a team sketch with bill of materials and estimated weight- all

Future work:

  • Plot graphs for lab 4 during lab on 1/31 and complete lab 5

Meeting #5:

Time/ Location:

1/31 at Hitchcock

Attendances:

All members present

Objective:

Testing for lab 4 and complete procedure for lab 5, then update website and progress report questions if time

Tasks:

  • Create charts for lab 5 and update meeting minutes- Abby
  • Set up for lab 4- Rensu
  • Test lab 4- all
  • Complete matrices for lab 5- all

Future work:

  • Update all website deliverable and progress report questions.
  • Begin to make improvements to AEV and start testing designs

Meeting #6:

Time/ Location:

2/5 at CBEC

Attendances:

All members present

Objective:

Work on website update and progress report

Tasks:

  • Abby- appendix, lab 5 prqs, backward situation
  • Julia- lab 3 prqs, weekly schedule/goals
  • Rensu- lab 2/4 prqs, forward situation
  • Chuwen- takeaways, lab 1 prqs

Future work:

  • Finish Progress report 1 and fully update the website
  • Begin advanced R&D labs

Meeting #7:

Time/ Location:

2/7 at Hitchcock

Attendances:

All members present

Objective:

Complete a lab for one topic for advanced R&D (we chose battery testing)

Tasks:

  • Abby- deliverables and progress report questions and meeting notes
  • Chuwen- make the graphs in MATLAB
  • Rensu- do the coding
  • Julia- build the AEV
  • All- test the AEV regarding battery voltage

Future work:

  • Prepare for committee meeting
  • Prepare grant proposal
  • Plan for next aR&D lab

Meeting #8:

Time/ Location:

2/11 at CBEC

Attendances:

Abby, Julia and Chuwen present

Objective:

Finish grant proposal

Tasks:

  • Abby- make slide and script
  • Julia/Abby/Chuwen- come up with ideas for part and reasons to back it up

Future work:

  • Rensu makes part on solidworks
  • Plan for committee meeting
  • Practice script for grant proposal

Meeting #9:

Time/ Location:

2/13 at Thompson

Attendances:

All members present

Objective:

Practice speech for grant proposal

Tasks:

  • All- practice script
  • Abby- meeting notes
  • All- committee meeting notes

Future work:

  • Continue to update website
  • Work on progress report
  • Plan a procedure for next week’s lab

Meeting #10:

Time/ Location:

2/21 at Hitchcock

Attendances:

All members present

Objective:

Finish aR&D 2

Tasks:

  • code for coasting vs power braking
  • gather data
  • make conclusions

Future work:

  • Continue to update website
  • Work on progress report 2
  • prepare presentation for aR&D

Meeting #11:

Time/ Location:

2/25 at Thompson

Attendances:

All members present

Objective:

Prepare presentation for aR&D

Tasks:

  • Chuwen- problem/plan
  • Abby- battery testing
  • Rensu- power braking vs coasting
  • Julia- conclusions

Future work:

  • Continue to update website
  • Work on progress report 2
  • practice presentation

Meeting #12:

Time/ Location:

2/27 at Thompson

Attendances:

All members present

Objective:

Website update completed

Presentation practiced and submitted

Tasks:

  • Practice Presentations
  • Finish website update
  • Divide Progress Report

Future work:

  • Progress Report
  • Prepare coding for Testing

Meeting #13:

Time/ Location:

2/28 at Hitchcock

Attendances:

All members present

Objective:

Complete Oral presentation

Tasks:

All- speak part in oral presentation, ask questions to other teams

Future work:

Complete Progress report 2 and start performance testing


Meeting #14:

Time/ Location:

3/7, 3/20, 3/21 at Hitchcock

Attendances:

All members present

Objective:

Complete performance test 1 and CDR draft

Tasks:

Abby/Rensu- coding, Julia/chuwen-build AEV and monitor tracks, Abby- update website and outline CDR draft

Future work:

Complete CDR draft and the next performance test


Meeting #15:

Time/ Location:

3/22, 3/27, 3/28 at Hitchcock

Attendances:

All members present

Objective:

Performance Test 2

Tasks:

Abby/Rensu- coding, Julia/chuwen-build AEV and monitor tracks

Future work:

complete and turn in CDR draft, prepare for committee meeting 2, complete performance testing


Meeting #16:

Time/ Location:

3/29 at Hitchcock

Attendances:

All members present

Objective:

Committee meeting

Tasks:

Abby- PR meeting, Rensu/Chuwen- R&D meeting, Julia- HR meeting

Future work:

write a code for the final performance test, complete progress report 3, begin to work on oral presentation draft


Meeting #17:

Time/ Location:

4/03 and 4/05 at Hitchcock

Attendances:

Abby, Julia, Rensu

Objective:

Final testing and progress report 3

Tasks:

Abby/Rensu-coding, Julia- build AEV, Chuwen- bring the AEV back and forth from the track

Future Work:

perfect a code for the final performance test, complete progress report 3, begin to work on oral presentation draft


Meeting #18:

Time/ Location:

4/08 at Thompson

Attendances:

Rensu, Abby, Chuwen

Objective:

Final Oral Presentation Draft

Tasks:

Abby, Rensu, Chuwen- all work on google slides to complete presentation

Future Work:

perfect a code for the final performance test, fill in the rest of the oral presentation draft from final testing


Meeting #19:

Time/ Location:

4/10-4/12 at Hitchcock

Attendances:

Abby, Julia, Rensu

Objective:

Final Performance test

Tasks:

Abby/Rensu- coding, Julia- build AEV, Abby-update website

Future Work:

perfect a code for the final performance test, fill in the rest of the oral presentation draft from final testing


Meeting #20:

Time/ Location:

4/16 at Thompson

Attendances:

All members present

Objective:

Practice final oral presentation

Tasks:

All- practice slides for final presentation and make sure it is in the right time length 6-8

Future Work:

present the final oral presentation, complete final website update, complete CDR draft


Meeting #21:

Time/ Location:

4/17 at Hitchcock

Attendances:

All members present

Objective:

Present final oral presentation

Tasks:

All- present oral presentation

Future Work:

complete final website update, complete CDR