156B Week 8

Overview of Status

• Launch traction control system has been implemented and initially tested.

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• Debugged codes and troubleshooted hardware.

  • System is much more reliable now.

• Tested launch traction control system.

  • Baseline, single cut, and double cut data collected.

Goals for Next Week

• Tune the launch control system

• Implement a cornering control system

• Complete week 9 presentation

Sponsor Comments

• None

Instructor Comments

• In testing, include data from an unassisted expert driver compared to performance of young drivers using traction control.

Student Comments

• None

Risks and Areas of Concern

• The biggest risk to the project is the car developing issues and becoming non-operational.

  • We will keep up to date with maintenance and fix issues promptly.

Resources

• None

Schedule

• Next milestones:

  • Tuning launch traction control

  • Implementing cornering traction control