Weekly Progress Reports (see sidebar), the Gantt chart, and this Project Management page should be printed out before meetings with the sponsor and instructor.
All team members should be able to explain all items on the progress report.
Place a "*" at the beginning of the title of the active week Progress Report (see * in the sidebar).
Project Objectives
Concisely list and prioritize the project objectives and constraints
High Priority Objectives
Literature review of the four vehicle designs and of burrow dirt and structure
Second Priority Objectives
Realistic artificial burrow interior and design of a testable environment
Other Constraints and Issues
Built an artificial burrow for testing our prototype vehicle.
WOW Design Solution
A working burrow-navigating vehicle that operate in an artificial burrow
Risk Reduction Strategy
Building an artificial burrow for rapid testing
Each team member will purchase various components and test them out at home
Will use material/specification recommendations from sponsor based on artificial burrows they currently use
Intermediate Milestones
Week 3: Finalize Design Type after finishing the literature review of the four possible designs
Week 4: Test realistic artificial burrow units designed and make for each team member's component testing
Week 5: Finish testing of tether and motors
Mid-Week 7: Build a robot frame
Week 8: Test treads & Finish realistic artificial burrow complete design
Week 9: Final testing and analysis of robot in the burrow
Week 10 & Final Week: Report writing