Flywheels

Project Events

Kickoff

Date/Time: Friday, October 20 / 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Location: UTC EMCS Building

Baja SAE Lab - Room 114

735 Vine St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Note: Park in Lot 10 at the corner of Palmetto St and 5th St. The Baja Lab is located on the first floor, however, the main entrance to the EMCS building is on the second floor. Our UTC sponsor will have parking passes available. Arrive early to park, find the room, and get a parking pass to place on your vehicle.

Project Review with Michael Robinson

Date/Time: Thursday, November 9 / 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Red Bank High School

Note: Each team member must return a signed field trip permission form

Final Presentation

Date/Time: Friday, December 8 / 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM <--- Updated Time

Location: UTC EMCS Building / Maytag Conference Room (Room 426) <--- Updated Room Number

735 Vine St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Kickoff Location: UTC EMCS Building (Engineering, Math, and Computer Science)

Sponsor Info

Flywheels Concept Sponsors:

Michael Robinson - CEO & Design Director , ED Group (www.eddesign.it) - michael.robinson@libero.it
Michael Reber - Global Institute for Urban Mobility and Urban Planning - mfreber68@gmail.com

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga:

Dr. Trevor Elliott - UTC Professor of Mechanical Engineering - Trevor-Elliott@utc.edu

Community Points of Contact

CARTA:

Philip Pugliese - CARTA - philippugliese@gocarta.org

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga:

Mina Sartipi - UTC Professor of Computer Science - Mina-Sartipi@utc.edu

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency:

Cortney Geary - Long Range Transportation Planning - (423) 643-5900 - cgeary@chattanooga.gov
Sarah Weeks Robbins, Senior Planner, Community Design Group - (423) 643-5933 - srobbins@chattanooga.gov

City of Chattanooga Department of Transportation:

Eric Asboe - (423) 643-5966 - easboe@chattanooga.gov
Tommy Trotter - Traffic Signal Systems - (423) 643-5950 - ttrotter@chattanooga.gov

Chattanooga Design Studio:

Eric Meyers - Executive Director - emyers@chattanoogastudio.com
Sally Morrow - Urban Planner - smorrow@chattanoogastudio.com

Green|Spaces:

Michael Walton - Executive Director - michael@greenspaceschattanooga.com

The Enterprise Center:

Andrew Rogers - Technology Integration - acedrew@gmail.com

Unit Plan

Flywheels User Needs Project Unit Plan

PBL Pacing Guide

Flywheels User Needs Project - PBL Pacing Guide

Final Presentation Rubric

Flywheels 2017 - Final Presentation Rubric

Additional Project Information

Kickoff Presentations

ANKIDA Chattanooga Challenge Kickoff - Michael Robinson

Multimodal Transportation Reimagining Chattanooga - Philip Pugliese

CDOT Initial Questions on Challenges and Opportunities of Autonomous Vehicles - Eric Asboe

UTC Flywheels Team Presentation - Brendon Baker, Chase Clounch, Zach Jenkins

ED Design Torq self-driving race car with Michael Robinson

1. Official Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieHYCWhwwDw

2. Geneva Motor Show Press Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNne7LuG0Nk&t=61s

Viodi TV Interview with Michael Robinson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPC37QWNK5Y

Viodi News Articles by Michael Robinson

http://viodi.com/author/michael/

Flywheels Concept Overview - Audi Urban Future Initiative

Info on the Flywheels concept is available here: http://audi-urban-future-initiative.com/facts/team-berlin

Paper: Moving Faster Through the City: http://audi-urban-future-initiative.com/facts/team-berlin/6377
Flywheels concept video (3 minutes): https://vimeo.com/111333595
Flywheels presentation (18 minutes): https://vimeo.com/111542258
Blog on topics related to self-driving vehicles: http://audi-urban-future-initiative.com

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency

Transportation Office Participation Plan - http://www.chcrpa.org/TPO_reorganized/TPO-Public_Participation.htm
- Review this document to develop ideas and approaches to engage with stakeholders
  - Introduction (pp. 1-2)
  - List of Stakeholders (p. 4)
  - Federal Transportation Legislation
  - Planning Factors (p. 12)
  - Public Participation Procedures (p. 15)
  - General Requirements & LEADER Formula (pp. 16-18)
  - Public Involvement Tools (pp. 38-41)
  - Neighborhood Associations and Groups (p. 50)
Regional Transportation Plan - http://www.chcrpa.org/2040RTP.htm
- Review documents to research transportation goals, transit gaps, and accessibility
- Form-Based Code Presentation (18 minutes): https://youtu.be/659vfEutRk0