This second lessons learnt report discusses the key learnings from the project which are centred around the design and procurement of key components of both the Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Line (AMPL) and GPS Guided Deployment (GGD) developments.
Report extract
The activity in this project is focused around designing and implementing improvements to 5B’s proprietary solar photovoltaic (PV) technology, the 5B Maverick™(5B Maverick). This will be achieved both by automating elements of the assembly through development of the Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Line (AMPL) and automating the 5B Maverick deployment process using GPS Guided Deployment (GGD). Key learnings in the project for this milestone are centred around the design and procurement of key components of both the AMPL and GGD developments, namely the:
- Importance of considering manual assembly in designing for automation.
- Importance of early IP negotiations with procurement partners.
- Need for a range of positioning technologies to ensure accurate localisation of a vehicle in the field.
