With the deadline for Design project entries fast approaching, I have decided to stop design and begin polishing my work for the contest - generating renders, going over the numbers on the cost estimates, so on and so forth.

This is what I have so far:

• A rough first draft of the Power Pack module specifications
  
  • The footprint was determined by taking a 2 sigma deviation from the standard values described in a scholarly article related to hood sizing
  • High power, communication and coolant connectors were determined based on the use case
  • Sealing the enclosure is dependent on the energy source - batteries are completely watertight, whereas engines are ope
• A conservative budget for a path to prototyping a full scale, working vehicle based on the Power Pack concept
• Preliminary designs for a Power Pack based on Panasonic NCR18650B cells, as well as on based on a Briggs & Stratton 10 HP gasoline engine
• Gallery sketches and imagined use cases

I don't know if it's enough to merit entry into the contest, but at the very least I am excited to get feedback on my work, and even if I don't move forward in the contest I plan on continuing to develop, test, and mature this idea.