Overview of Status of Analysis, Design, Fabrication, Tests, etc.
Beginning of the fabrication process.
Picking up most and important part from sponsor
accomplished initial design
The normally closed valve can be used as a normally opened valve.
Accomplishments from Previous Week
Finalized design
Proof of concept, and matching the specification of the previous system
some programming for the collecting system
Goals for Next Week (list names after each item). Use specific and measurable objectives.
Finishing dome (Yoav, Dimitri)
Purchasing parts from electronic stores, e.g Fries, radio shacks
continue to coding (Zhen, Rudy)
Fabricating the automatic collection system
Sponsor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)
Need sponsor to agree upon the final design idea
Instructor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)
Designed a bottle cap to solve the issue with the occupied space by air in the tubes.
Research on O-ring design, however, it is not necessary for the project at the moment.
Comments from Other Students in the Class (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)
Possible water repellent that can be applied onto the dome to prevent from from entering the dome
Since the new dome going to be look like a cylinder or block, when it is submerged underwater, how much buoyancy force will there be?
Risks and Areas of Concern
The automatic water collection manifold and control of the water flow. However, with some initial testing with the current system design we can state the the issue can be discarded. However, final testing on fully constructed system is still needed.
Resources or Information Required but not Available
Pressure gauge. Since we are going to pick it up from our sponsor this Thursday, we still need to learn how it works, and how it's internal program going to react with our Arduino processor.
Schedule
Construct the dome by next week with the 3D CNC machine
Try to integrate the pressure gauge into the system
Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)
Didn't not spent any money on parts this week
Progress on Report and Webpage
Update the power point presentation
Update the report since design have been some what finalized.