As the clock strikes 4:00 AM...

Update on team progress: We are almost ready to ship,  we have been working very diligently over the past several weeks getting our Hardware in the Loop Simulator to work.  What is interesting is the speed with which everything can be done using tools from Mathworks, National Instruments, Mototron, and with a bit of elbow grease.  These tools are the main reason a group of 20-30 students can do the work that would have taken hundreds of engineers previously. Just this year with a few 14 hour work days (and a whole lot of energy drinks), the controls team was able to find all the difficulties with a bunch of different architectures to pick our design.

On a reflective moment:

This program is second to none in trying to build the car of the future, as we have all been exposed to some of the most cutting edge tools that engineers have available.  Once the economy and gasoline take off again, this architecture research will be invaluable to the next generation of vehicles that will meet efficiency and emissions standards.  I look forward to seeing what happens in the next two years of  competition as an observer from Industry.

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Countdown to Shipment

Barrier four will be up in a week, but right now the entire team is working towards wrapping up before shipment this Friday. Stay tuned for daily updates and late night soda/pop fueled work.

Jon

<h1> Countdown to shipment 4 days </h1>

Barrier four will be coming in  a week, but for now the team is in Hardware in the Loop completion and testing mode as we are getting ready for our Friday ship date. The module itself is going to be a very good demonstration bus stay tuned over the next few days as I update on team happenings. and late night thoughts.