156B Week 5

Overview of Status of Analysis, Design, Fabrication, Tests, etc.

• • Continue calibrating Pitot Tubes (Dominic, Keith)

    • More tests

  • Working on 2nd prototype (Sal, Jonathan)

  • Completed new design for the connector mounts. 

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Completion of 1st Prototype (Sal and Jonathan)

  • 1st tests of Pitot tube in wind tunnel (Dominic and Keith)

  • Decision on method for obtaining velocity (all)

Goals for Next Week (list names after each item). Use specific and measurable objectives.

• • Finish 2nd tests of pitot tubes in wind tunnel (Dominic and Keith)

  • Complete 2nd Prototype (Sal and Jonathan)

  • Fabricate second prototype (Sal)

  • Deciding where and how to mount myRIO within vehicle. (Keith and Dominic)

    • Ideal Pitot Tube placement

  • Purchase Hall sensor for velocity readings

Sponsor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)

• • Space constraints for front 8 batteries, for mounting levers staggered. (2/1 in person)

    • Possible solution: elevating the levers upward (2/1 in person)

  • Constraints of where to mount Hall sensor (2/1 in person)

Instructor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments  (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)

• • Using steel spring (shims) as the bottom half of the connector's housing platform (1/28 in person)

  • Purchased and tested steel shims, decided to go without the shims and a bottom plate, instead using dampers on the screw mounting the lever itself for more play. 

Comments from Other Students in the Class (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)

• • N/A

Risks and Areas of Concern

• No major risks at this point.

Schedule

• • 2nd wind tunnel test for pitot tube (02/05/2016) (Dominic and Keith)

  • Finish 2nd prototype (Sal and Jonathan)

  • Updated Gantt chart by (02/04/2016 before class)

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• • Ordered assorted steel spring samples  ($20.60 total transaction, $1899.17 remaining in budget).

Progress on Report and Webpage

• • Webpage continuously updated, Draft of report and website due Friday 1/29/2016