107 hours both semesters
Indeed, base hourly rate for electrical engineers: £21.49
https://uk.indeed.com/career/electrical-engineer/salaries
107 hours @ £21.49 = £2,299.43
Gov Min Wage:
https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
Minimum wage: £10.18 till April 1st
New Min Wage: £11.44 after April 1st @ 21 hours
86 hours @ £10.18 = £875.48
21 hours @ £11.44 = £240.24
£875.48 + £240.24 = £1,115.72
Full Micro-mouse Breakdown Cost:
IR components – £25
Printed PCB – £35
AW60 components – £40
PCB AW60 – £8
Motor and Chassis – £46
Special feature components – £20
Total component costs – £180 approx.
Total cost of project;
- Minimum Wage – £1,295.72
- Electrical Engineer Average Hourly Rate – £2,479.43
A sustainable design was made by having a target of using as little power as possible by creating a simple but effective design. The micro-mouse was made to be as compact as possible to ensure little wastage of resources. Furthermore, our special feature was also simple as it was a speaker that drew a low power.
We also become aware of our wastage when creating our white line sensors as it had taken many attempts to create this to make sure we weren’t wasting our resources these failed prototypes were recycled in a sustainable manner by re-using parts that were still viable.
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