156B Week 1

Overview of Status of Analysis, Design, Fabrication, Tests, etc.

• • Meeting with Isaiah 4/3 to discuss Dummy Fabrication

  • Wiring of electronics will begin 4/4 with basic programming to follow soon after

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Completion of Matlab model for climber fall

  • Sensor package basic layout determined

  • Received climbing equipment and electronics

Goals for Next Week (list names after each item). Use specific and measurable objectives.

• • Complete any additional work for Dummy Fabrication (Kelvin, Joe Carlson, Daniel)

  • Complete sensor package (Jeff and Joe Miller)

  • Write basic data acquisition program (Jeff)

  • Perform drop test with sensor package and dummy ( Whole Team?)

Sponsor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)

• • 3/15 - Sponsor had no major concerns and overall pleased with direction of project

    • Asked for instrumented drop test to be performed by Week 1/2.

    • Happy with MATLAB simulation of falling climber

    • Supported test dummy idea utilizing individual sand bags for body part simulation

Instructor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments  (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)

• • N/A - Conferred with Sponsor's drop test timeline

Comments from Other Students in the Class (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)

• • Kelvin should never cross his arms again

Risks and Areas of Concern

• • Dummy Fabrication

    • Sewing resources on campus

    • Durability - can we sew strong enough seams to endure multiple drops

  • Electronics

    • Develop Serial comm programs that will accurately interpret data

    • Try to dig up data on accel, documentation is week

    • Get data logger running properly (I already know how to do bluetooth)

Resources or Information Required but not Available

• • Accel data sheet, will search harder

Schedule

• • Working instrument package by end of Week 1

  • Drop instrumented test dummy by end of Week 2

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• • Spent: $901.63

  • Remaining: $598.37

Progress on Report and Webpage

• • Will start next week's required sections this weekend.