Evolution:

• Here you will find a comprehensive look into the way we finalized our design and the reasoning behind each decision.

Goal: Create a fast, affordable, and safe means of transportation for the city of Columbus.

•  A more in depth explanation of our goals can be found in the MCR located HERE.

1. We began by performing preliminary research and development that would shape the basis of our AEV design.
   • During this process we had several designs that can be viewed HERE.
2. During the advanced research and development we had narrowed our focus to one definitive body design that is best described as “T-shaped”.
   • The focus had shifted to optimizing our design and making a strong foundation to expand upon in the performance tests.
3. The performance tests focused on the innovation of our coding procedure and we experimented with servo braking and single motor propulsion.
   • Due to time constraints servo braking was determined to be less optimal than power braking, but our initial assumption that two motors would perform better than one motor was proven correct by the speed of the test runs.
4. The code throughout the performance tests was continuously optimized between every test run. The code was added incrementally and carefully. The AEV was able to perform as intended even before being calibrated for the day.
5. Based upon all the information gathered and explained above we decided on the final design depicted bellow.

Final Design:

• The final design shows the consistent “T-shaped” base we had developed during pR&D.
• Dual motors for increased speed, control, and safety.
• The Arduino and Battery oranized in a compact form factor that allows for perfect balance of the AEV.
• This design was the safest, fastest, and most affordable.