156B Finals Week

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

• • Clear Y-mazes are fully functional with embedded sensors

  • Final testing of maze and microphone completed

    • Sensors and LabView program fully functional

    • Microphone and sound VI's functional, but did not pick up any signals from mice

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Added comment saving and exporting of data to Excel for sensor program

  • Black Y-mazes prepped for completion by sponsors

  • Sensors rewired and are now more stable

  • Handles and DAQ mounts attached to mazes

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

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

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

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

Risks and Areas of Concern

• • Ability of microphone to pick up mouse signals when mice are placed in Y-maze

  • SeaWave recording function acting buggy. Not a major issue since recording is also able to be done using LabView.

Resources or Information Required but not Available

Schedule

• • Presentation to sponsors and hand over the products, 6/12

  • Poster presentation, 6/15

  • Return borrowed DAQs and breadboards, 6/14

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• ~300 Ultramic 250K

• ~24 Sensors

• ~250 Acrylic

• Approximately 1850 remains

Progress on Report and Webpage

• • Webpage is complete

  • Report needs final proofreading