Below are individual designs, including the original prototype, in consideration for the final design:
Prototype Design
Han’s Design
Advantages: Its shape is followed by aerodynamic principles. It will be less air resistance. It takes less material as possible. So it is very light and spends less energy cost.
Disadvantages: It might be not stable if speeding up due to it has less materials. It also might be easy to drop if the material distribution is not even.
Tim’s Design
Advantages: Maximizes weight distribution to ensure as much balance as possible, considering the asymmetric design of the wheels. Minimizes materials to minimize weight.
Disadvantages: Has no regard for aerodynamics outside of making the entire vehicle as linear as possible. The long distance between the motors and center of gravity, not to mention their linear design, might make accelerating and decelerating difficult or inconsistent.
Seth’s Design
Advantages: Sleek Aerodynamic design
Disadvantages: cost of 3d printing for edged front end. Static friction coefficient of battery may be too low for it to maintain its position atop the Arduino.
Aaron’s Design
Advantages: This very compact design has emphasis on aerodynamics and drag. This is evident in the sleek shell in the front of the AEV, advantageous for not only aerodynamics but also protecting interior vital.
Disadvantages: The windbreaker (shell) may add weight to the AEV, but hopefully the efficiency produced by this feature outweighs the cost of energy used to move a slightly heavier vehicle.
Team Original Design
Advanced AEV Design if Funded
*Not shown are the two end caps which would be removable and create a closed shell, still in design process.
(Abandoned because not funded and not ideal for MCR)
