Fall 2018 Hardware EOT Retrospective
Hardware
Design Projects
Project | Status | To-do |
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Pedal Board |
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Steering Stalk |
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Center Console |
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Telemetry |
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BMS AFE |
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BMS Carrier |
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BMS Current Sense |
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Controller Board |
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Validation & Integration Projects
Project | Status | To-Do |
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Motor Controller Interface |
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Solar Sense |
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Power Distribution |
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Driver Display |
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Pre-Charge |
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EV Charger |
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Retrospective
Track Days
- The car was not ready for testing on both track days
- The first track testing was cancelled due to a faulty resistor joint on the AFE
- The second track testing was cancelled due to a faulty relay in the battery box
- The team did not have sufficient knowledge and experience to debug the issues before the deadlines
- Took too long to find out the causes of the issues
- There wasn't a plan in place or enforced to make sure the car is 100% ready the night before the track day
Board Design
- The new driver control board design requires more prototyping iterations and time than expectation
- We should start to prototype the different designs much earlier in the term
- The new members need time to learn how to use Altium and familiarize with hardware team's workflow
Project Management
- Did not take advantage of the project management tools to make sure the projects on track
- The planned deadline is not being enforced
- Did not account for the prototyping time