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NJAV Goals |
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1) Improve the design and implementation of the 2008 vehicle.
2) Have a working vehicle by the End of December 2009.
3) Have an optimal vehicle by the beginning of May 2010.
4) Take 1st in the 2010 IGVC Competition.
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Advisor Profiles |
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Engineering Management:
Vern Feigenbaum |
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Vern Feigenbaum is from Atco, New Jersey and
is a senior Engineering Management-Electrical Engineer at The
College of New Jersey.
He is planning to go into industry upon graduating;
however, he is considering a graduate program.
Vern is the Project Manager for the 2009-2010 NJAV team
and is responsible for coordinating all of the teams activities
such as design, production, and improvements, as well as testing
and modifications.
He is also responsible for the finances of the project,
hardwiring all of the components of the vehicle, and assisting
Steve Liccketto.
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Electrical Engineering:
Steven Liccketto |
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Steve Liccketto is a senior Electrical Engineering major
from Barrington, NJ. He plans on going directly into
industry after graduation and pursuing green/renewable
energy systems. This year Steve will work on the electrical
component and hardware integration to the computer system,
making it capable for the computer to collect raw data from
the sensors and camera.
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Computer Engineering:
Mike Coffey
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Michael Coffey is a senior at
the College of New Jersey. His
major is Computer Engineering and is
on track to be graduating in the Spring. Mike
is currently looking for a full time position that is
relatively close to what he will be doing on the NJAV project.
Mike's role is to deal with interfacing the hardware components
and designing the algorithms for obstacle detection and
manuevering.
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Mechanical Engineering:
Brian Meredith
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Brian Meredith is a mechanical engineering major from Levittown,
New York. He is a senior scheduled to graduate in the spring of
2010. After graduation he plans to pursue a career in mechanical
engineering. This year on the NJAV team he will be designing the
suspension system of the vehicle as well as other mechanical
considerations.
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Mechanical Engineering:
Delwyn Diano
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Delwyn Diano is a senior Mechanical
Engineering major from West Orange, NJ.
He plans to pursue a career in heat transfer, HVAC, and
alternative fuel systems. This year regarding the NJAV project,
Delwyn will be responsible with the frame and drive train of the
vehicle as well as aid in other mechanical aspects.
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NJAV Updates |
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09/18/09 -
Time line of work progress was created and
is being used as a guide to complete the project. Recovery
of last years vehicle and expense reports completed.
09/27/09 - Hardware
architecture of the old vehicle was completed and analyzed.
The hardware architecture was unsatisfactory, so a rebuild is
required.
10/16/09 - Preliminary Drawings were
constructed by the Mechanicals for a new chassis. The
Electrical engineer designed a universal power box where the
voltage from the batteries will be inputted and various voltages
will be outputted to supply the vehicle with all the power
required. The wireless e-stop is wired directly into the
circuitry of the power box. The Computer Engineer has
began testing each component to develop code and draw data.
10/30/09 - The circuitry for the power
box has been created and soldered but the actual housing has not
been constructed although it has been designed. Progress
for the collection of data has been moving forward and there are
few components left to gather data from. Mechanicals are
now furthering their original design to include a more stable
camera mount.
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