156B Week 8

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

• • Prototype complete

  • Testing will take place within the next week

  • Most parts for 8 cages have been ordered

  • Basic LabVIEW programming progress

  • Able to use 100g sensor instead of 780g for better resolution

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Feeder fabrication done.

  • Updated Design.

• Preliminary LabVIEW programming

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

• • Lasercut acrylic to set up for fabrication of 8 feeders (Ben)

  • Work on LabView communication with feeder (Aaron)

  • Assemble and fabricate the parts for 8 feeders (Cheuk and Jeremy)

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

• • He thinks it looks good and is coming along well. He can't wait to see it in action (5/13 in person)

  • He needs 8 cages to run all the same tests at the same time. (5/13 - in person)

    • This makes it easier for us

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

• • Get the hopper to weigh less (5/13 in person)

    • We have done so and can now accommodate a 100g sensor

  • Remove the back panel and in general make the feeder weigh less (5/13 - in person)

    • We removed the back and also made the walls 1/8" acrylic

  • We need to make decisions fast because it's crunch time (5/13 in person)

    • Prototype is finished and now we just need to focus on mass fabrication

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

• • N/A

Risks and Areas of Concern

• • Ensuring the mice can access the food on all of our cages, having the gratings line up (precision)

Resources or Information Required but not Available

• • N/A

Schedule

• • We will be mass producing 8 cages next

  • Update Gantt chart.

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• • $327.77 spent and $1672.23 remaining

Progress on Report and Webpage

• • Report has been edited since first review

  • Webpage comments just received -- will make revisions by the end of the week