Lab 08: AEV Design Analysis ToolAdvanced Energy Vehicle (AEV)

AEV Project Objective(Problem Definition)

INITIAL CONCEPTS(Brainstorming)

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

ANALYZE

DESIGN DECISION

RESEARCH

COMPARE

FINAL DESIGN

Present AEV Design

PT 1PT 2PT 3PT 4

(System Analysis)(Programming)

Learning Objectives Become familiar with the MATLAB based Design

Analysis Tool

Be able to upload wind tunnel/Arduino data into the Design Analysis Tool

Conduct performance analysis of the AEV operation with the tool

Be able to export plots for documentation and support

Design Analysis Tool The purpose of creating and utilizing a design

analysis tool is to increase productivity in the performance test phase of the project.

The project is now in the design cycle consisting of meeting four performance tests throughout the project.

Coded in-house in MATLAB to work with Arduino and Excel.

Design Analysis Tool - Features

Propulsion Efficiency

Performance Analysis

File Menu:1. Loading Wind

Tunnel Data (.xls)2. Loading Arduino

EEProm Data (.mat)

Tools Menu:1. Download EEProm

Arduino Data2. Export the plot3. Clear File4. View the Excel

Sheet of data5. View the Arduino

Program if uploaded

6. Upload an Arduino Code

Downloading Arduino DataTools Menu:1. Download EEProm

Arduino Data

Select COM Port

Append the Arduino Code (optional)Save the EEProm Arduino Data

Follow the Lab Manual on how to bring up the various plots and figures

Format for the Rest of the Semester Lab is now 3 days a week with a small lecture

associated with each lab given in Lab # A.

Lab # A – Starts the Lab week with Test Readiness Review

Lab # B – Continue working on completing the task(s)

Lab # C – Ends the Lab week with Lab Memo due the following week

Documents for the Rest of the Semester Test Readiness Review (TRR) – Short length executive summary that

summarizes the lab’s objective and what each student is responsible for doing.

Performance Test (PT) Executive Summary – Summarizes the results and findings from the week’s lab.

Preliminary Design Review (PDR) – Midterm report that demonstrates that the preliminary design meets all system requirements with acceptable risk and is within cost and schedule constraints while establishing the basis for the detailed design.

Critical Design Review (CDR) – Final report that demonstrates that the final design met all system requirements with acceptable risk and was within cost and schedule constraints.

Performance Test 1 – Test Readiness Review Requirements A small document reviewing what the

team is going to accomplish this week and who is going to accomplish what tasks.

Performance Test 1: Create two different AEV vehicles and determine which system is a better, energy efficient vehicle.

Due: Beginning of PT1 – Lab 9A!

Questions?