The goals of the MCR is to design an AEV that is safe, consistent, efficient, and minimalist.
In order to accomplish our goals of the MCR we will be following the company project timeline to ensure all work is done on time. All members will be responsible for their own portion of the work. In order to ensure all work is completed in a timely manner the gantt chart will be utilized to keep all members working on the current assignments. All company and division members will communicate at all times so the project is fully completed by the deadline.
After finishing the final performance test, Team N found the Advanced Energy Vehicle design to accomplish the goals of safety and a minimalist design. The team incurred no penalties for safety on any of the three runs and the vertical design eliminated the need for added parts and weight. The AEV had room to improve in the areas of efficiency and consistency. During the final course runs the AEV was inconsistent and resulted in the need for constant code changes as the battery percentage decreased, leading to the accuracy penalties on our final cost. The issue with battery consistency is also cause of the efficiency issues of the final test. The battery constantly draining required more power from the motors in order to complete the task, reaching a max power of over 50% in the final test.
Citation
“Mission Concept Review and Deliverables”. The Ohio State University Advanced Energy Vehicle Project. April, 2019. Carmen Canvas, https://osu.pp.box.com/s/3mal1rsekfbvd5oflbhmbuahawq9oc8p