156B Week 7
Overview of Status of Analysis, Design, Fabrication, Tests, etc.
Need mock up testing for lighting
Use current camera and cardboard mock up of the housing
Test in a dark room to simulate amount of light at depth
Need to test Camera with mounts.
We have access to a shaker table and will meet with Chris Cassidy for an overview.
Fabrication of the Housing
Cutting
Welding
Machining
Test of camera in housing by shoving into sand.
Need to test camera on a computer, ensure software will not be a problem
Accomplishments from Previous Week
Ordered/purchased
100 ft waterproof Ethernet cable ordered and received- Curtis
Square tube 24" ordered- Curtis
Thick sheet for inserts and lid ordered- Curtis
Review with Tom about welding and fabrication methods for housing- Vicki, Curtis, and Juan
Asked Nick Busan for access to a shaker table, and we do- Curtis
Made an aluminum window insert as a model for making the steel one- Juan
Calculated the dimensions of the spring steel to fit into the housing- Vicki
Completed camera selection chart with prices and weights- Jonathan
Goals for Next Week (list names after each item). Use specific and measurable objectives.
Receive ordered items and begin machining parts- Juan
Meet with Chris Cassidy to learn how to use the shaker table- All
Finish all purchasing and ensure we have everything needed for the project- Vicki
Complete webpage as much as possible- Curtis
Test camera capabilities and identify any software needed- Jonathan
Complete design of camera mounting- Vicki
Complete finaldesign presentation- All
Complete first draft corrections- All
Sponsor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)
Try camera out on a computer, look at software equirements.
Use Polyeuethane mold to connect wetmate cable to Ethernet.
Figure out how lens limits the resolution
Phone calls to camera companies , ask about sacrifices to operating at a high frame rate.
Look at ambient light requirement of existing camera.
Concerns about the deviation of the housing based on the wedge angle.
Instructor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)
Comments from weekly meeting on 5/4/15
Confirm with Tom if the spring steel should be machined or cut by waterjet in the upper campus.
Ensure that we specify the tolerance on all dimensions of the spring steel.
Check the usage of a different screw, #5 screws are not standard- look at #4 and #6 or metric
Review of first draft of the report
Lots of Formating issues- We have agreed on a standard for formatting and will convert the document accordingly
Captions, figure size, figure font, everything needs to be readable.
Fix up predictions use calculated vs measured style.
Comments from Other Students in the Class (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)
Tom C.(5/4/15, in person):
Recomended we weld into the side wall to better connect and seal the window
Discussed making the tip hollow and using a piece cut from the tubing housing
Risks and Areas of Concern
Time for machining and putting it all together
Testing the complete project
Resources or Information Required but not Available
Schedule
Describe upcoming milestone
Update Gantt chart.
Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)
Pending purchases:
Spring steel
Lighting
Sealing epoxy for splice connection
Camera
Lens
Progress on Report and Webpage
Correcting first draft
Working on second draft
Ask for feed back on the webpage