Overview
Major breakthrough with motor control
Moved to a new, more efficient Gantt chart
Team has benefited from better control over short-term goals and delegation
Lots of materials in the shipping pipeline to be tested
Designs are being discussed for motor assembly and testing "tips"
Last sponsor meeting was very productive
Accomplishments from Week 4 and 5
Week 4
Machined mount for vertical stepper motor assembly
Designed an improved slide holder for microscope
Ordered parts for pick and place testing
Needles, magnetic connectors
Injector
Week 5
Major breakthrough on motor control
VI control program still broken, but able to control all three axes simultaneously
sponsor is aiding in possible solutions to labview VI problem
Goals for Next Week
Motor-control testing (laith, jonathan)
Testing the "magnetic method" of pick/place (Fernando, Clark)
Calibration and setup of new (CMOS) camera
Rough Draft of Report / Website upkeep (Clark,Greg)
Sponsor Comments from Last Meeting
Troubleshooting buggy VI control program
will give us a possible fix on Thursday
donated plastic pipettes for testing
discussed hypothetical trouble spots
Evaporation: after 30 minutes all of the liquid in the microarray will be evaporated.
Cleared up confusion with the iron oxide beads.
Beads are coated with antibodies that covalently bond to the cells.
these beads will be sufficient to use in place of cells for this project
Instructor Comments from Last Meeting
Clearly defined milestones
Updated Gantt chart with improved clarity and delegation
Micro-injector deposit has been approved
Recommended "neodymium" as preferred type of strong magnet
Choose aggressive steps for testing various methods
Prelim data on each of the methods
Risks and Areas of Concern
Testing procedures for needle tips
Viable mount for motor assembly
Resolving accurate resolution from camera
Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)
Fill in all items we have already purchased -greg