156A Week 9

Overview of Status

• Problem definition discussed with sponsor and instructor

• Moving towards risk reduction tasks

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• Defined individual component analysis topics

• Defined risk reduction topic

• Began component analyses

Goals for Next Week

• Risk Reduction

  • Update vehicle simulation models (Jack + Charlie)

• Individual Component Analysis

  • Wheel Speed Sensor (Jason)

  • Accelerometer (Kevin)

  • Relay (Charlie)

  • Microcontroller (Jack)

Sponsor Comments

• None

Instructor Comments

• Instructor requested more detailed description of basic operating principle (March 5th, zoom meeting)

• See presentation below which provides these details

Student Comments

• None

Risks and Areas of Concern

• Acquiring a testing area will be critical to the project. Our instructor is working on securing a parking lot.

Resources

• Milliken and Milliken. Race Car Vehicle Dynamics

• Professor Thomas R. Bewley. Numerical Renaissance

Schedule

• Risk reduction presentation and individual component analysis to be completed by finals week