ME4182 Progress Report Team: Future Crew Technologies Chris Biggers Simon Cole Chuck Devane Ray Cortes Victor Renteria Tejuan Rowe Professor: Dr. Lipkin Date: September 5, 2001

Agenda zProblem Statement zDesign Partition zProject Plan zTask Assignments

Problem Statement éDesign a new fuel tank for the test vehicle (2002 Ford Explorer) éDesign casing for battery, electronics, and controller éSafety test new fuel tank éPerform engineering analysis on the battery casing éConsider impact of the additional weight on vehicle performance éInstall newly designed components on test vehicle

Design Partition m “Take Apart the Truck”  Remove spare tire  Remove gas tank / fuel lines  Dismantle exhaust system

Design Partition (cont.) m Design the new parts  Gas tank configuration  Battery box configuration  Reroute fuel lines  Determine fuel pump size / flow rate m Material Design  Select battery box material / fasteners  Select gas tank material / fasteners

Project Plan m Each member was assigned specific tasks m Each task has its own due date m The team will critique the individual work in progress to then integrate into overall design m Order and manufacture necessary parts m Assemble the new parts into the truck

Task Assignments ã Conceptual Designs - Group ã Patent/Product Search - Chris Biggers ã Selection Analysis (HOQ) - Chuck Devane ã Design Partition (Function Tree) - Victor Renteria ã Presentations - Group ã Layout Drawings - Simon Cole ã Engineering Analysis - Ray Cortes

Task Assignments (cont.) ã Part Drawings - TeJuan Rowe ã Prototype Building - Chris, Chuck, Ray ã Prototype Testing - Simon, TeJuan, Victor ã Posterboard Display - Chris, Chuck ã Final Paper - Group ã Website - SimonCole