Weekly Progress Reports (see sidebar), the Gantt chart, and this Project Management page should be printed out before meetings with the sponsor and instructor.
All team members should be able to explain all items on the progress report.
Place a "*" at the beginning of the title of the active week Progress Report (see * in sidebar).
Project Objectives
Concisely list and prioritize the project objectives and constraints
High Priority Objectives
Differentiation between flies based on fitness level
Variable flow speeds
Second Priority Objectives
Ease of placement/extraction
Other Constraints and Issues
Size of setup (must fit comfortable in lab)
Flight speed of Drosophila ~40cm/s
WOW Design Solution
Functional tunnel with intuitive and easy implementation. (Placement/extraction of flies)
Infrared ceiling to allow tracking of flies through infrared backlighting.
Risk Reduction Strategy
List areas of risk and strategy that will be used to eliminate risk really in the design process.
Unsteady or uneven flow conditions in the tunnel
Flow simulations using SolidWorks with varying parameters
Flow speed control
PWM control on a fan
Projection strength
Intermediate Milestones
Identifying meaningful intermediate milestones is a critical for effective project management. Together with your sponsor identify such milestones, and specify specific performance requirements you aim to meet at each milestone.
Completion of Outer Duct
Completion of Compartment Dividers
Impementation of entry chamber and fan
Setup on breadboard base
Calibration of Projection