Proj. Manag.

Project Management

Guidelines for Weekly Progress Reports

• • 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).

Gantt Chart

Project Objectives

High Priority Objectives

1. Evaluate suitable technologies for determining % moisture in compost (TDR and others)

2. Test technology on samples of compost, both green waste and biosolids, with varying salinity. Determine accuracy (+/- X%)

3. Determine if two settings will be needed for the two main types of compost: Green Waste & BioSolids. E.g. Setting 1 is for Green Waste (low salinity), Setting 2 is for BioSolids (high salinity).

4. Source raw components needed to build our own basic prototype (digital readout, sensor, wires, software)

Second Priority Objectives

1. Probe should be durable enough to be inserted into a compost pile 6ft deep repeatedly without damage

WOW Design Solution

The Dream Design would be a fully functional % moisture meter with two settings. One for Green Waste and the other for BioSolids. The probe would be accurate within +/-5%. The probe would be able to be inserted into 6 ft of compost repeatedly without damage.

Risk Reduction Strategy

1. Purchase FieldScout TDR 300 soil moisture meter (Spectrum Technologies). Possibly other probes to test.

2. Test at local Compost Facilities (Agri-Service in Oceanside, and San Diego Greenery). Determine % moisture out of the box.

3. Identify best % moisture detection technology for compost.

Intermediate Milestones

1. Purchase Probes/Determine Technology to Use (11/25/15)

2. Test Probe in Compost Piles (green waste/biosolids) (12/2/15)

3. Assemble components to make our own version of probe (12/30/15)

4. Refine probe performance to obtain +/- 5% in both compost types (1/29/16)

5. Develop Design ideas for the 6ft probe version (2/5/16)

6. Assemble components for 6ft probe (2/29/15)

7. Present prototype of probe (3/11/16)

Individual Component Analysis Topics

• 1. TDR - probe

  2. TDR - sensor only

  3. TDR - software used

  4. TDR - wires used

  5. TDR - unknown components

  6. Components for 6ft probe design

Weekly Meeting Time with sponsor:

Wednesdays @ 1pm - Reotemp Facility