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Demo Timeline
August, 2006:
- NIWeek 2006 (project inspiration, brainstorming, feasibility analysis)
- Project proposal released to National Instruments and Drivven
- Sponsorship discussion begins (team leader completing internship in Austin, TX)
September, 2006:
- Transition back to academic environment, orientation (Frosh) week, classes begin
- Building academic project support (modelling and analysis extension – real world)
- Research internal combustion engine control and dynamics (SAE journal search, stand alone fuel management manual reading, Drivven focussed learning – module manual reading)
- Baseline dyno test and parameter logging via diagnostic port (VAGCOM)
October, 2006:
- Finalize sponsorship details (critical)******* internal NI push
- Team members begin becoming familiar with LabVIEW (self training)
- Order and install critical engine parameter monitoring guages
- Acquire 4 copies of required software packages (including Toolkits)
- Prototype car specific issues (immobilizer defeat, emissions, etc)
- Finalize electronic hardware requirements (R&D manager in cRio at NI)
- Receive hardware (end of month – three week turn around time)
- Integrate additional sensors into power train (will not me necessary)
- Begin acquiring base engine performance (test acquire, test track / closed course)
- Build new wiring harness for plug and play (breakout box concept)
- Approach department / faculty / WEEF for sponsorship
- Midterm exams
November, 2006:
- Build website and generate third party interest
- Mapping factory engine characteristics (interpolation of data)
- Prototype vehicle to be placed in storage (laboratory environment)
- Backup / support vehicle acquisition
- Decide upon control algorithm and begin coding
- Begin coding software simulation
- Plan test bench based simulation
December, 2006:
- Finish control algorithm
- Simulation coding
- PDA control of additional car functions (suspension, windows etc)
- Final exams
January, 2007:
- Front panel building (HMI integration into dash)
- Finalize software simulation coding
- Integrate control into simulation
- Run prototype on Drivven / CompactRIO controller
February, 2007:
- Troubleshooting
- Tuning
- Midterm exams
March, 2007:
- Academic report / White paper content compilation
- Optimize performance and clean up installation
- Upgraded forced induction system
April, 2007:
- Final Dyno Test
- Final Exams
August, 2007:
NIWeek 2007
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