Great Naval Orange Boat Race (Spring 2024)

 Organization/Course: Introduction to the Engineering Profession

Supervisor: Garrett Morrissey (Teaching Assistant)

Team members: Sydney Braun (Aerospace Engineering), Kohler Gribble (Mechanical Engineering), Noah Shimel (Industrial Engineering), and Michael Zmed (Industrial Engineering)

Skills:

• C++ (Arduino C++)

• Problem Solving

• Organizational Skills (Jira)

• Team cooperation

• Time management

• Leadership

• Professional Presentations

Experience

• The goal of the Great Naval Orange Race (GNOR) is for teams of engineering students to build and program a boat to carry a naval orange across UCF's Reflecting Pond.

• I had the role of lead programmer and produced the C++ code (Arduino C++) for boat movement. Moreover, I facilitated our hardware design and testing to ensure a safe and effective vessel. On a final note, I contributed the majority of written reports reflecting on our progress, results, and experiences.

• Our team all participated in weekly communication regarding our project status and updated our Jira timeline consistently. Sydney Braun, Noah Shimel, and I arranged the mechanical features (hull design and construction). I configured hardware devices for the project (DC motors, Arduino Uno microcontroller, buck converter, L298N motor drivers) alongside Michael Zmed. Additionally, Michael and I tested boat safety and performance over multiple hours leading up to the race. 

• While the team struggled against poor weather conditions during the race, we successfully produced a working boat that earned a satisfactory evaluation.

Photos/Videos

Links/Documents

Code Link: https://github.com/KatieOberle/GNOR-Spring-2024/tree/main