8.0 Cost Analysis

  Since Active Wing Technologies decided to abandon the hydraulic system as the
power supply for the wing model, an amount of a hundred dollars was paid to Austin
Hydraulics in order to settle for their troubles. As of mid-semester, Active Wing
Technologies has not incurred any charges at the moment.
  The projected cost of the digital controller and two converters is $100. The software
to program the digital controller will be the most expensive. However, Labview is a well-
designed programming environment used by faculty at WRW. Use of the current Labview
licenses held by faculty would save future group's resources.
  In spite of the fact that the MSM based actuator manufactured by AdaptaMat Ltd. is
too costly ($5000) for the budget of current design teams, future groups should not give up
on the MSM actuator. The MSM actuator is still in early stages of production. Advances in
the production capability of AdaptaMat Ltd are sure to lower the prices for future groups.


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