The sunny attitude of the group was matched by the weather today as we made our way back to Humble again. We set off later than normal after every member of the group presented research on the next steps forward, I personally worked with Garrett on informing the team how the charger for the batteries should be wired and which system we should use. The goal of this group is to have the car running and moving by April 1st, and to have the car ready to show off to interested parties who want to donate to the project by Earth Day, April 22nd.
For this two week span of A-term, the group is slightly different. Shiraz is out of town for this particular segment of the project, and Mr. Preston is our teacher instead of Mr. Grisbee. However, it's the same core desire to finish the car that remains. Our time in Humble was mostly spent learning of what the next steps will be for the car up until the summer. We documented what needs to be purchased for the car, what already has been ordered, and what will be completed by the end of these two weeks. We also got a presentation from Adam that detailed how a bottom-loading battery test rig works. This concept only works with the chemistry of battery that we ordered, and is essential for having the batteries recharge evenly and not having any accidents like destroyed batteries when charging. It also allows us to save money by not relying on a battery management system.
Unfortunately there's no pictures to this blog post because there was not much to show for the work we did today, but tomorrow we will have the batteries and controller in the shop and will start on the journey of wiring and programming!
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