One of the most important points of consideration for the Critical Design Review section related to improvement/optimization of the final design in order to ensure the greatest efficiency. A major part of this process was the creation of different codes (Performance Test 2 & 3) which improve upon the original full track code which Team Earth developed. With this in mind, group members quickly came up with an optimized set of commands and set to work testing the differences with a number of extra track runs. The differences in these codes can be found in the document below as well as the Arduino Codes section of this website. Once all data was collected, a few more very small kinks were worked out and the team was able to proceed with a final set of finishing runs. Upon completion, all pros and cons were looked at to determine any shortcomings the vehicle may have had in comparison to what was desired. Cost was reviewed and any other observations were noted for reference.
Please click the link below to download Team Earth’s critical design review document!