1. ME4182 Midterm Progress Report Team: Future Crew Technologies Chris Biggers Simon Cole Ray Cortés Chuck DeVane Victor Renteria TeJuan Rowe Professor: Dr. Lipkin Date: October 3, 2001

2. Agenda zPresent Objectives zConcept Designs zPatent Search Results zDesign Constraints zDesign Selection zFuture Plans

3. Future Truck’s Objectives Modify a 2002 Ford Explorer to include:  Improving fuel efficiency  Integrating hybrid vehicle technology to blend IC engine and electric motor torques  Maintain/Advance customer acceptability and safety

4. Georgia Tech’s Objectives  Divide design components among various teams  Set deadlines for each components completion  Maintain open communication between various teams  Have a working final product by competition - 6/11/2002

5. Future Crew’s Objectives  B uild a case to hold 28-12 volt batteries  Build a case to hold electric motor controls  Build a smaller fuel tank  Route fuel lines and install fuel pump

6. Team Timeline  Select materials and fasteners by 10/20  Remove fuel tank and spare tire by 11/1  Final design of battery and electric motor control case by 11/15  Have designs built by 11/25  Begin installation 11/26  Project finished by 12/7

7. Concept Design  Battery Box  Basic Battery Box  Vented Box  Fuel Tank  Electrical Fuel Tank System

8. Basic Battery Box

9. Ventilated Box

10. Electrical Fuel Tank System

11. Patent Search  Battery Containment Patents  Battery Box for an Electric Vehicle  System Apparatus for Battery Swapping  Fuel Tank Patents  Fuel Tank Support  Unibody Fuel Tank System

12. Battery Box for an Electric Vehicle

13. System Apparatus for Battery Swapping

14. Fuel Tank Support

15. Unibody Fuel Tank System

16. Constraints for Battery Containment  Dimensions  Load  Resistance to Impact  Weight  Fabrication Time  Material Cost  Quantity of Batteries

17. Constraints for Fuel Tank Containment  Dimensions  Load  Weight  Fabrication Time  Material Cost  Fuel Tank Capacity

18. Design Selection  House of Quality  Initial Draft of Rules for Competition  New Constraints

19. Battery Box Analysis  House of Quality  Resistance to impact  Load  Aesthetics - least important

20. Battery Containment Box  New Constraints  Possible change in electric motor choice  288 Volts instead of the previous 336 Volts  Reduction from 28 batteries to 24 batteries  Rules  Box must resist 20g force  Straps must resist 8g force  Materials must be non-corrosive

21. Fuel Tank Analysis  House of Quality  Material cost  Load  Aesthetics - least important

22. Fuel Tank  New Constraints  Summit Racing 8 gallon fuel tank  Must be easily removed with hand tools  Tank will be filled/measured off-board  Rules  Fully contained within vehicle frame  Firmly attached to vehicle frame

23. Future Plans m Gather information from other groups m Finalize design m Fabricate & install parts

24. QUESTIONS?