Team InCharge

As part of the Board of InCharge we are redesigning and improving upon the progress from last year and we are planning to implement Industrial Design values in the Student Team's workflow. In past years, the progress was minimal due to a rigid detail-focused working method. We in turn implemented a more iterative process with which we managed to mobilize the team to let go of overcomplication and to embrace that the initial prototypes won't be pretty.

As our final deliverable we are in the process of creating a proof-of-concept prototype that can navigate in a warehouse setting without the need to charge. As secondary goals we are planning to significantly reduce the battery size in these vehicles, reducing costs, and giving way for more complex warehouse management mechanisms.

From this experience I was able to understand the difficulties of working with people that are voluntarily there and the extra challenges surrounding consistency and promoting progress.

Dynamic Charging for Automated Guided Vehicles