156A Week 9

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

• • Developed a list of parts/components that can be accomplished in the course of a quarter

  • Slide conveyor belt

  • Smearer angle

  • Cleaning/disposable smearer

  • Slide loader/dispenser

• Selected a Risk Reduction project

  • test different designs for reducing contamination in blood smearer

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Background research on other blood smearing devices

  • Individual component analysis on methods and actuation

  • Reviewed design and mechanism of previous team's work

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

• All: Individual components research, cads if possible

• Kevin: talk to Tom, lab space, web page, disposable materials for smearer, (metric drill bits or tools)

• Cindy: blood borne pathogens safety certificates, research liquids for cleaning and sterilizing, drawings/label of entire device 

• Marco: sensors, design for smearer angle/linear motion

• Christopher: Start on PowerPoint for next week

• All: presentation for next week

Sponsor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments

• Showed us the current device that smears blood on slides

• Helped us understand what the final result should be and how we could accomplish this

Instructor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments

Risks and Areas of Concern

• Contamination within the system

Resources or Information Required but not Available

• • Current Blood smearing device manual

  • Access to location for using blood

Schedule

• • Set-up Risk Reduction Project 

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• • Spent: $0

  • Remaining: $2600

Progress on Report and Webpage

• Gained access to webpage