Week 13 Connection Wiring

We have found the wiring diagram from the user manual. The package didn't come with the connector, but there is an adaptor. In order to make a secure connection to the motor, we have to solder some wires to the connector. After we make the adaptor, we can start testing on the controller but sending an analog signal to the throttle input. It should get the motor spinning! Then it will be just some configurations on the Arduino!! Here is the wiring diagram from the user manual.

Week 12 Presentation 2

Today is the day for presentation 2. Since we shrinked two weeks of presentation to one week, every team needs to present today. Here are the slides for our presentation. Enjoy!!

Week 11 Delay of Presentation 2

Since everyone is working hard on manufacturing their parts, Dr. Furman pushed the Presentation 2 to 4/11 so everyone has extra time to work on the presentation. The motor and motor controller came in last weekend. We have started to look at the manual and wiring diagram to see how we connect the motor and motor controller together along with Arduino.

Week 10 Spring Break

This week is spring break! As we are waiting for the parts to come in, we can take a small break before we get busy. We also ordered some pinewood for our electronics box. We have started the slides for Presentation 2, which we need to finish it by the end of spring break and present it next week on 4/4.

Week 9 Motor and Motor controller Purchase

Finally, our budget got approved and we can start buying our parts. We purchased a brushless motor from goldenmotor.com and it will probably take 10 days to come in. The motor is rated 1500W and it way more than enough for our project. We also placed an order on Kelly control for our motor control. The model of the controller is KEB48201X which withstand up to 150A of current. It should be more than enough for our project.

Week 8 general seminar section

Today we had a general seminar section for our Engr195B class. We talked about the second essay that we need for Engr195B and how the analysis helps us to develop a professional career. After the general section, we headed to the workshop and continued to work on the SolidWorks drawing for the electronics. We decided to use pinewood and wood glue to make the box, and it shouldn't be that hard.

Week 7 Solidwork drawing

Since we have decided to make a battery mount on the bogie, I have made a drawing in Solidwork. Here is a snapshot of what I made last week. There is a hole on each layer for cable management. 4 holes for bolting it on to the bogie. The model meets what we need for our control system. I will keep working on it to make a better design.