Micro Urban Electric Vehicle -- Phase II
Updates
Fall Semester
Week 1 (10/27/09)
- Read through Phase 1 final report and website.
- Began work on motor model with Dr. Anakwa.
- Began research on controllers/controller datasheets.
- Contacted manufacturers for the motor and controller for spec information.
- Began alterations of motor model as advised by Professor Gutschlag.
- Updated Functional Description.
- Met with Mr. Mattus to discuss vehicle functionality.
- Assessed existing data acquisition system.
- Continued work with previous data acquisition system, which involved use of Hyperterminal.
- Began research on sensors for new data acquisition system.
- Updated Functional Requirements.
- Assessed motor performance data provided by manufacturer.
- Began research on patent information.
- Updated Functional Requirements.
- Began Final Proposal Draft.
- Discussed vehicle dynamics with Dr. Anakwa.
- Tested motor field resistance with Professor Gutschlag.
- Contacted motor company for additional specs on armature and field resistances.
- Updated Functional Requirements, Final Proposal.
- Continued Data Acquisition research: looking at LabView.
- Gave oral presentation on project status to faculty and design review teams.
Spring Semester
Week 1 (1/26/10)
- Took the motor off the vehicle.
- Met with field engineer from National Instruments to determine appropriate data acquisition system.
Week 2 (2/2/10)
- Created a test setup for the motor.
- Began Testing for motor parameters.
Week 3 (2/9/10)
- Continued motor testing.
- Began updating the motor model created last semester.
Week 4 (2/16/10)
- Purchased the data acquisition from National Instruments.
- Continued motor testing.
Week 5 (2/23/10)
- Continued motor testing.
- Decided it was necessary to test the controller and motor together.
- Took the controller off the vehicle.
- Created a test setup for the motor and controller in the lab.
Week 6 (3/2/10)
- Determined an appropriate experiment for the controller and motor setup.
- Began controller testing.
- Need to determine the relationship between the armature and field outputs of the controller.
- Began building the controller model.
Week 7 (3/9/10)
- Continued controller testing.
- Removed the Batteries from the vehicle to provide high currents for the controller tests.
- Received the data acquisition system.
- Began doing LabVIEW tutorials.
Week 8 (3/23/10)
- Began setting up the data acquisition system to take measurements in the controller experiment.
- Continued to perform controller tests.
- Finalized motor model.
Week 9 (3/30/10)
- Verified the data acquisitions accuracy vs. our experimental data.
- Continued to perform controller tests
Week 10 (4/6/10)
- Had first practice session with speech coach for the final presentation.
- Continued to work on modifying the data acquisition software.
- Continued to perform controller tests.
- Began refining the controller model.
Week 11 (4/13/10)
- Began working with the SimPower systems toolbox.
- Looked at battery models using SimPower toolbox.
Week 12 (4/20/10)
- Setup dynamometer test platform with the MUEV motor and controller.
- Began dynamometer testing.
- Continued to refine controller model.
- Created Industrial Advisory Board poster presentation
Week 13 (4/27/10)
- Gave final practice presentation to the speech coach for our final presentation.
- Finalized the controller model.
- Finalized the vehicle dynamics model.
- Finalized the battery model.
- Completed the overall Simulink