Project Timeline and Budget

Below is the Timeline and Budget for the Floating Car Project created by the Design Team

Timeline

The timeline of the Design Project will be divided into theory, experimental, and application. For the first two weeks, the design team will conduct theoretical research for applying these concepts to a real-life scenario. After a sufficient amount of theoretical data has been collected the Design team will begin conducting experimental trials through virtual simulation and mechanical designs. When the team believes to have created a device that represents their conceptual design the will assemble it all together and give a final deliverable on the device.

Budget

In order to create this project some of the materials needed to be purchased by the design team. The water sensor was a key piece as it activated the entire process when triggered by a certain water level. CO2 canisters, rocket balloons, pressure regulator, and the Relay made up the floatation device. All of these elements put together comprised the floatation mechanism and then were added to the frame that finally was attached to the bottom of the RC car. Thanks to resources from the lab the budget cost was not too high as materials such as the Arduino board were provided by the class instructor.

Category	Projected Cost
Water Sensor (2 piece)	$3.50
1/10 Scale Car	$45
CO2 Canisters	$10
Rocket Balloons	$10
Anchoring Materials	$5
Pressure Regulator	$19.90
Relay 5V (2 pieces)	$7.5
Total	$100.90

3-D printing and Arduino board were provided by class instructor.