ECE 477 Final Presentation Team 2  Fall 2010 Shannon Abrell Ben Laskowski Andrew Phillips Rob Swanson

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Project Overview eV-TEK, or Telemetry for Electric Karts, is a tool for collecting and transmitting electric go-kart parameters in a race situation. The collected data can help the driver and pit crew optimize vehicle performance and ultimately win races.

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Design Challenges Power consumptionPower consumption –How to power components –Current draw of battery boards Changing customer demandsChanging customer demands Board real estateBoard real estate Accurately measuring large voltages and currentsAccurately measuring large voltages and currents Part availabilityPart availability

Individual Contributions Team Leader – Andrew PhillipsTeam Leader – Andrew Phillips Team Member 2 – Ben LaskowskiTeam Member 2 – Ben Laskowski Team Member 3 – Rob SwansonTeam Member 3 – Rob Swanson Team Member 4 – Shannon AbrellTeam Member 4 – Shannon Abrell

Team Leader – Andrew Phillips Customer InterfacingCustomer Interfacing –Worked with IE eV Kart Team Presentation CreationPresentation Creation Product PackagingProduct Packaging SolderingSoldering –Built all battery monitoring boards –Wiring harnesses TestingTesting

Member 2 – Ben Laskowski Circuit development and prototypingCircuit development and prototyping Component selectionComponent selection Schematic captureSchematic capture PCB layoutPCB layout ProgrammingProgramming SolderingSoldering

Member 3 – Rob Swanson Component rational for system designComponent rational for system design PCB layoutPCB layout –Preliminary block layout –Maintenance and cleanup System debuggingSystem debugging SolderingSoldering Speed SensorSpeed Sensor –Evaluation of techniques Packaging fabricationPackaging fabrication

Member 4 – Shannon Abrell Packaging designPackaging design –Create CAD model of design Wire harness fabricationWire harness fabrication –Tailor harnesses to kart specifics Electric Vehicle Grand Prix liaisonElectric Vehicle Grand Prix liaison –Interfaced with EVGP for regulations Edited PSSC Demo videoEdited PSSC Demo video

Project Demonstration 1.An ability to report the approximate number of laps remaining on a given battery charge 2.An ability to detect and report cell voltage anomalies 3.An ability to sense and display kart speed 4.An ability to track the number of laps completed 5.An ability to log and display vehicle telemetry data

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