Advanced Energy Vehicle (AEV)
Lab 08: AEV Design Analysis Tool
AEV Project Objective
(Problem Definition)
INITIAL CONCEPTS
(Brainstorming)
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(Programming)
(System Analysis)
PT 1
PT 2
PT 3
PT 4
FINAL DESIGN
Present AEV Design
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.
2.
Loading Wind Tunnel
Data (.xls)
Loading Arduino
EEProm Data (.mat)
Tools Menu:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Download EEProm
Arduino Data
Export the plot
Clear File
View the Excel Sheet
of data
View the Arduino
Program if uploaded
Upload an Arduino
Code
Downloading Arduino Data
Tools 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?