156B Finals Week

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

• • A new sensor housing was printed. Team decided that the best option for a buoyant sensor housing is to add a mini float

  • Sensor housing has been attached to the float and full float is completed

  • Cradle was fabricated to help display, transport, and store the float

  • Excel Algorithm deliverable completed

  • Test is scheduled at Transdec Friday the 24th

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Performed the final design presentation at SPAWAR in front of Mark Gillcrist (Client), Todd Pickering (Project Manger), and other SPAWAR engineers

  • Trimmed the float in seawater and performed a leak test at SIO

  • Incorporated poster comments into the final poster

  • Wrote excel algorithm for finding velocity curve from test data.

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

• • Perform test at Transdec on Friday the 24th. Deliver the final float to SPAWAR after the test. (ALL)

  • Continue adding lacking components to Report and website as final testing is completed:

    • Final Testing Results (All)

    • User Guides (Aaron)

    • Budget (Alan)

    • Lessons learned (Tung)

    • Conclusions (Harry)

    • Executive Summary (Kendra)

  • Complete Checkoff sheet for Tom/Ian. (All)

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

• • Project looks awesome. Entire group of SPAWAR engineers was satisfied and impressed with the results. (Thursday, March 16th)

  • Thoroughly describe the graphs and speak a bit slower in the presentation

  • Return extra project materials (e.g. PVC) to sponsor on Friday the 24th with other deliverables

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

• • Poster font should be increased in size to allow reading the figures

  • Some pictures are unnecessary

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

• • None

Risks and Areas of Concern

• • None

Resources or Information Required but not Available

• • None

Schedule

• • Final presentation/poster session on Wednesday

  • Final Test on Friday

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

Progress on Report and Webpage

• • Up to date; more content to be added after Final Testing