Problems That Arise and Things You Want

[Liz Smith]

Yay for Industrial Design. That's my major here at RIT in Rochester, NY.


One idea that I had that I have not yet got around to designing is a system for battery charging. Some searches around here and from other teams will get you some cool battery carts and battery charging stations, but I think there is definitely room for improvement. One of the key problems in my opinion is how to keep track of which batteries are fully charged and how to integrate existing battery chargers into a plug-in cart-like station. You could take into consideration, safety, battery spill clean up, small pit areas, transporting in to and from the event, how to get some of your batteries field side for elimination matches... and that's all I can think of right now but feel free to PM me or email me if you want any other suggestions or have other ideas to share.

For those of you who don't exactly know what industrial design is, I suggest you do a quick google search. I think of it as a combination of art and engineering with a lot of problem solving involved.