TEAM HI VOLTAGEME 4182: WEEK 6

Group Members:Ajeya KarajgikarMin-Hee SayerNick ReaganTommy DraneVanessa PogueWill Patton

FRDPARRC ChartFunctional requirements Design Parameters Analysis Risk Counter measures

Y-direction (forwards/backwards)

Chock/trough stopping the car Weight of the car and material

Driving too fast Increase user awarenessTrip Hazard Bright Colors

Laser on dash Placement of laserDamaging to eyes Spot light, motion sensor to turn onPlacement Detailed Instructions

Device can adjust itself Funnels, computer and motors, springs

Misalignment Increase tolerancesComplexity of System Spend more money on simpler parts

X-direction (side to side)

Horizontal and vertical funnels

Material properties, friction and angles

Misalignment Increase tolerances, low friction materials

Complexity of System Spend more money on simpler parts

Wider terminals Receptacle design Open surface area Cover open area

Laser on dash Placement of laserDamaging to eyes Spot light, motion sensor to turn onPlacement Detailed Instructions

Z-direction (vertical)Pneumatic/hydraulic lift Fluid dynamics, material properties

Trip hazard Brighter paintPressure Pressure ControlMisalignment Increase Tolerances

Compression springs Physics and material propertiesDamping Add shocksFracture Spend more money

Approach Angle Rotating Connector Material Properties Reentering Rubber/Flexible rotating mechanism

Disconnect

Limit switch Circuits and placement Complexity of system Spend more money

Motion sensors Sensing technology and placement Complexity of system Spend more money

Mechanical disconnect Friction, material propertiesTrip hazard, backlash Brighter paintBacklash Damper

Pnuematic/Hydraulic DeviceOnly raises when vehicle drives over it

Frame attached to bottom of vehicle

Pressure sensor/hydraulic pump causes device to lift

Vehicle in motion

Bottom of vehicle

V-shaped frame under car

receptacle

Receptacle must latch into frame while car is still moving.

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN: HORIZONTAL FUNNEL

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN: HORIZONTAL FUNNEL

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN: SEESAW

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN: SEESAW

Conceptual Design: Chock with Pneumatic Pump

Conceptual Design: Glider

EVALUATION MATRIX

Evaluation Criteria

Weights

MagnetsVertical Funnel

Horizontal Funnel

See-sawPressure Sensor

Glider

Cost 6 5 6 7 8 6 6Safety 2 4 5 6 6 7 7

Maintenance 5 4 4 7 7 7 6Durability/ Reliability

4 5 6 6 7 7 6

Sustainability/

Performance4 4 6 6 8 8 8

Portability/ Size

3 6 6 8 4 5 7

Complexity 6 4 4 8 6 4 5Aesthetics 1 6 6 7 4 8 7Weighted

Total142 162 216 207 192 194

PROJECT TIMELINE

 

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

Team Selection  Project Bids  Project Selection  Website

Scheduling

Problem Statement  Design Partition  Project Plan  Task Assignments  Conceptual Designs  Selection analysis/ Conceptual charts  Product/ patent search and patent claims  

Mid-Term Presentation  

Mid-term report 

Manufacturing, market research, product ideation  CAD and engineering analysis  CAD and engineering analysis  

Experimental apparatus and methods  Progress Presentation 2  

Progress Report 2  Prototype Review  Prototype Review  Prototype reviewPrototype review                            

Prototype review                            Final presentation                            Final report                            Final turn-in checklist

Peer evaluations

Poster board display

TASK ASSIGNMENTS

Assignment In-charge

Lifting mechanism (hydraulic, pneumatic, motor, etc) subsystem,

CADTommy Drane

Electrical subsystem, controls, website

Ajeya Karajgikar

Vehicle integration Will Patton

Hitch system (θ) Vanessa Pogue

Arm components (X and Z direction) Minhee Sayer

Design for Y direction and report compilation

Nick Reagen

Market Research

Houston to promote electric vehicleNissan has made agreements with cities and states to build public charging stations. •Cities: Houston, San Diego, Seattle and Orlando•States: Tennessee and Oregon•Houston has approximately 4.5 million vehicles with 86 million miles per day (state statistics)

In November, Nissan LEAF and Chevy Volt will be introduced. Both vehicles utilize battery power.¼ carbon emission linked with cars in U.S. and president Obama wants to put 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2015 to reduce carbon dioxide emission.

Construction of charging station will be a major issue. One study by UC Berkeley indicate $320 billion in coming decade for construction of charging stations.

Electric vehicle charging stations for San FranciscoSan Francisco installed electric charging stations. The plug-in charging stations currently are aimed for electric vehicles in San Francisco’s municipal fleet and plug-in hybrids available in the city. This is a result from agreements between mayors of San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose.

Market Research:

Sources: Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE61F4JU20100216)New York Times, Green Inc. (http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/electric-vehicle-charging-stations-for-san-francisco/)Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/17/san-francisco-electric-cars)Source: Market Watch (http://www.marketwatch.com/story)

San Francisco gears up for age of electric carSan Francisco adopted a new building code with a requirement of an electric vehicle charger for new homes and offices.

One in five vehicles sold in the Berkeley area are Toyota Prius, electric-hybrid vehicle.

San Jose has started reserving parking spaces for electric vehicles and installation of electric charging stations by major employers.

GE and Juice Technologies co-developing electric vehicle charging deviceBoth companies announced a joint development agreement to create intelligent plug-in electric vehicle charging devices. Device will be developed to help consumers to charge vehicles during low-demand, lower cost time period. Initial charger will be available during the second quarter of 2010 in U.S., with full scale production to follow.

Market Research:

Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/17/san-francisco-electric-cars)Source: Market Watch (http://www.marketwatch.com/story)

WHO WILL BUY IT?

Home owners Car sharing companies (Zipcar)

Company fleetsCompany/Community parking garages

NEXT WEEK:

Industrial Ideation Additional Market Research CAD/Engineering Analysis