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Project Overview
Electric longboards have been around since Louis Finkle first started selling them in 1997, but despite being on the market for over twenty years, there remains a paucity of electric longboards that are portable and low hassle to use. The aim of this project is to produce a fully functional prototype of a portable and convenient electric longboard. The board will be collapsible so that it will be easy to store and carry around when not in use. It will also be hands-free, doing away with inconvenience of using unintuitive and feedback impaired wireless controllers for motor control, a feature unique to our board.
Project Information
| Client | Dr. Michael Schrlau |
| Guide | Don Pophal |
Team Members:
| Member | Major | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Lydick | ME | Project/Communications Lead | exl1287@rit.edu |
| Deirdre Arcand | ME | Purchasing | dna7444@rit.edu |
| Matthew Gould | EE | Documentation Lead/Software Lead | mdg2838@rit.edu |
| Connor Ford | ME | Co-Design Lead | cxf9174@rit.edu |
| Tanvir Majlish | IE | Co-Design Lead | txm4078@rit.edu |
| Kristin Ostiguy | EE | Hardware Design Lead | kmo1278@rit.edu |
Team photo from left to right: Tanvir Majlish, Matthew Gould, Deirdre Arcand, Kristin Ostiguy, Connor Ford, Erik Lydick
Work Breakdown: By Phase
| MSD I & II | MSD I | MSD II |
|---|---|---|
Planning & Execution Project Photos and Videos Imagine RIT Gate Reviews | Integrated System Build & Test Customer Handoff & Final Project Documentation (Verification & Validation) |
Work Breakdown: By Topic
| Project Management | Design Tools | Design Documentation | Implementation | Validation | Presentation & Dissemination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PRP Requirements Schedule Cost Risk Management Problem Management | Use Cases Benchmarking Functional Decomposition Morphological Chart Pugh Concept Selection | BOM Mechanical Drawings | Mockups Test Fixtures Prototyping Test Plans | Analysis Results Simulations Test Results | Design Review Documents Technical Paper Poster Imagine RIT Exhibit Michelin Design Competition Submission |