Week One

Week One Blog:

              Over the past week, a lot of the formalities were established for the rest of the term. The logistics were discussed, including who would be doing what for this project. While we will all work together for the project to come together and work properly, we will split it into three sub-genres that match our majors. Sandy will be in charge of the overall mechanics of the boat and how it will function overall. Richard will be in charge of the battery-motor system. Jessica will be in charge of the electrochemical cell. We also discussed who would be in charge of the ‘non-engineering” aspects of the class. Jessica will be responsible for the blog, as well as the lab entries about group meetings and lab. Sandy will be in charge of making sure the videos are taken and up to date for the final presentation. Richard will be in charge of the hard copies of assignments.

               For the design proposal, the different responsibilities were distributed. Sandy is going to do the task list, facilities, resources, hydrodynamics, and the mechanical design. Richard will be working on the introduction, deliverables, technical activities, and the battery meter (under expertise). Jessica will be working on the abstract, electrochemical cells (under expertise), and formatting. Expertise, technical activities, and the budget will be split between the three teammates in regards to the different concentrations of the three parts of the project. By splitting this up in the beginning, we are able to understand our responsibilities for the next 10 weeks.

             We also discussed the mechanical design for the boat. This can be found below. We established that our best bet for the electrochemical cell is to use copper and magnesium, since this will be the safest option that gives us the most potential. The motor will be mounted in the hull of the boat, attached to a propeller shaft, and therefore a propeller. We intend to place a tube around the propeller shaft, in order to water proof the machine. We discussed that by using oil on the tube, we can waterproof it using oil's hydrophobic characteristics. 

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                                                                  Figure 1.1