156B Week 10

MAE 156B Week 10 Progress Report

Project Title: Locomotion Monitoring System for Mouse Cognitive Behavioral Task

Sponsor Name: Bloodgood Lab and Hnasko Lab

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

• • Fabrication of main components completed, wiring in progress

  • Optical encoder testing wrapping up

  • Lickometer testing wrapping up

  • Pump for liquid reward system finally arrived; integration started

  • Motor control testing finished

  • Software wrapping up; documentation underway

  • Additional/spare disks being fabricated for sponsors

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Hnasko and Bloodgood systems tested with real mice

  • Multiple surface coatings tested; optimal surface identified

  • Disk design finalized

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

• • Finish system packaging (Michal)

  • Finish lickometer (add pump), organize poster/report writing (Philip)

  • Fabricate final disks (David)

  • Finish software, documentation, and user manual (Jeff)

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

• • Hnasko Lab: wanted ability to tune lickometer using sliders in a matlab gui

  • Bloodgood Lab: wanted to file a provisional patent

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

Risks and Areas of Concern

• • Connectors may not arrive in time

Resources or Information Required but not Available

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• • $3482.95 spent thus far

  • $17.05 remaining

Progress on Report and Web Page

• • Report:

    • Second draft of report completed: filled out results, design objectives, appendix

  • Website

    • Team member pictures updated

Schedule

Major Milestones: