P16250: Self-Powered Autonomous Aquatic Vehicle
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Customer Handoff & Final Project Documentation

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Team Vision for Final Demo and Handoff

We planned to

We accomplished everything that we planned on doing. We ran into issues with our communication system, which resulted in inconsistent power to the motor controllers.

Meeting the Customer Requirements

The following table displays which customer requirements we were able to validate.
Customer Requirements

Customer Requirements

Test Results Summary

A quick overview of which engineering requirements we were able to verify, as evidenced by our test results.

A quick overview of which engineering requirements we were able to verify, as evidenced by our test results.

Test Plan Spreadsheet

Testing the Full Scale Boat

Test Day 1 - Genesee River

Preparing the boat for the ride to the launch at Black Creek.

Preparing the boat for the ride to the launch at Black Creek.

Matt H. does last minute checks for the motor controller before the first test of the full system while Tyle sets up the steering and aligns the motors with the linear actuator.
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Max and Matt H. test the controls of the boat.

Max and Matt H. test the controls of the boat.

Testing the boat in Black Creek before venturing out onto the Genesee River to see how the boat would perform against the current of the river.
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Matt H. and Max test the boat in the Genesee River. The boat was able to successfully move under the power of the two motors with the river current as well as with the weight of its two riders.

Matt H. and Max test the boat in the Genesee River. The boat was able to successfully move under the power of the two motors with the river current as well as with the weight of its two riders.

Chris (SPAAV customer) at the controls of the boat.

Chris (SPAAV customer) at the controls of the boat.

The SPAAV team with the customer after a successful first test!

The SPAAV team with the customer after a successful first test!

Here is the link to the video we captured at Genesee River. https://youtu.be/4aOu8asmN4Q

Test Day 2 - Irondequoit Bay

A second round of testing was done at Irondequoit Bay. While Matt H. was at the controls, Max collected IMU as well as GPS data from the boat via RF communication.
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Here is the link to the video we captured at Irondequoit Bay. https://youtu.be/tQG-Q66lTIw

Risk and Problem Tracking

Current versions of our risk and problem tracking registers can be found below.

Issue Register

Risk Register

Final Project Documentation

Paper Our Theory of Operation is embedded within the final paper in the Engineering Model section.

Poster

Presentation

Final Format of Work Instructions

Functional Demo Materials

Minutes

Plans for Wrap-up

In terms of our project, we plan on testing it one more time so we can collect IMU and GPS data. During this phase, we were not able to collect data due to the communication issue. This issue has been solved by telling our Xbees to search for a specific address. We plan on finishing up our MSD requirements and providing documentation for our electrical and mechanical systems.

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