Whitfield, C. A., & Schlosser, P., & Merrill, J. A., & Riter, E., & Agarwal, K. (2011, June), Advanced Energy Vehicle Design-Build Project for First-Year Engineering Students   Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--17428

\bibitem{asee_peer_17428}
  Whitfield, C. A., \& Schlosser, P., \& Merrill, J. A., \& Riter, E., \& Agarwal, K. (2011, June), \emph{Advanced Energy Vehicle Design-Build Project for First-Year Engineering Students }
  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC.
  10.18260/1-2--17428

Clifford A. Whitfield, Philip Schlosser, John A Merrill, Elizabeth Riter, and Kuldeep Agarwal.  "Advanced Energy Vehicle Design-Build Project for First-Year Engineering Students ".  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2011.  https://peer.asee.org/17428 Internet.  04 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_17428}
  Clifford A. Whitfield, Philip Schlosser, John A Merrill, Elizabeth Riter, and Kuldeep Agarwal.
  "Advanced Energy Vehicle Design-Build Project for First-Year Engineering Students ".
  \emph{2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2011.
  https://peer.asee.org/17428 Internet.  04 Dec, 2024

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AB  -                    Advanced Energy Vehicle Design-Build Project                       for First-Year Engineering StudentsA design-build course with a focus on energy efficiency and management through studentdesigned, built, and tested model-scale Advance Energy Vehicles (AEVs) was developed forfirst-year engineering [Institution Program] students at [Institution]. The [Institution’s Center],comprised of 144 students, provides a multidisciplinary approach through lecture and laboratoryexperiences to the wide variety of engineering majors offered. The program increases studentawareness of green energy principles, innovation, and social responsibility through academic andco-curricular activities. The AEV design-build experience was developed specifically tofacilitate innovation through energy management concepts within the multidisciplinary nature ofdesign – complementing the acquisition of life-long learning skills offered through the[Institution Program].AEVs are small (< 500grams), autonomous, electric motor-powered, propeller-driven vehiclesthat are suspended from and maneuver along monorail track systems hung from the laboratoryceilings. Teams of four [Institution Program] students receive an AEV Kit which includes a 2-cell lithium polymer battery and an in-house, custom-made automatic controller and performancerecorder system featuring an Arduino Nano microcontroller and speed controllers.Each student is introduced to fundamental energy conservation and loss measurement techniquesin designing energy efficient AEVs. Each team takes a hands-on approach in designing,building, and testing AEVs and AEV components with the use of desktop wind tunnels anddesktop and classroom monorail track systems to measure, record, download, and analyze energyefficiency performances. The AEV design and build process offers student development inengineering intuition through the inductive/deductive processes, using experimentally gatheredand analyzed data. The laboratory experiences provide opportunities for improvement of thestudents' self-learning ability, the ability to work in teams, and communication skills with bothcolleagues and peers.Teams will be formed, managed, and monitored using Team-Maker software to ensure that thestudents receive timely feedback on their team formation and performance. Project managementthroughout the design process is regularly evaluated by requiring an updated AEV ProjectNotebook. Each team tracks and manages the design-build project through notebook records thatcontain initial AEV concepts, brainstorming notes, weekly performance test summaries, andlaboratory team memos.The teams’ final designs are evaluated during individual competitions and scored based on thatyear’s design criteria. At the end of the project each team develops a final report and PowerPointpresentation to present as a team to the class and for evaluation by the instructional team. A finalpublic competition, open to student family members and the general public, brings all [InstitutionProgram] students together to compete with their AEVs in an AEV Champion’s Series Race.                        Figure 1: Example AEV on Classroom TrackLimited References:1. Dominick P.G., Demel, J.T., Lawbaugh, W.M., Freuler, R.J., Kinzel, G. L., “Tools and   Tactics of Design” Wiley, John & Sons, Inc., November 2000.2. Team-Maker; A Tool for Criterion-Based Team Assignment, www.catme.org
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