156B Week 8

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

• Trimmer works and is ready for integration into system once other components are complete

  • Nozzle is ready for printing

• Nozzle mount is mostly done with design process. Should be done by the end of the week

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Nozzle design completed

• Trimmer assembled and tested successfully 

  • Several nozzle mount design flaws were changed

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

• • Work on webpage and report (Riley)

  • Nozzle printing and testing (Jacob)

  • Adjustable mount design completion and start printing (Ivan, Siu Lim)

  • Start Thien Baffle construction (Ricky)

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

• • Safety: Current level of safety is fine (2/24 in person)

  • Scale of Sale: Sponsor is not planning to sell in the near future anymore. He is now just looking for something to give him a competitive advantage (2/24 in person)

    • after learning about N.R.E. and patent costs he doesn't think the scale of the sale would justify the money needed to start

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

• • Ask sponsor about safety and scale of sale (2/20 in person)

    • sponsor has been consulted 

  • Adjustable mount design issues (2/20 in person)

    • Mount has be re-designed to resolve several of the inherent design flaws. 

  • Helping format Jacob's nozzle analysis (2/20 in person)

    • Jacob has updated the report

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

• • None

Risks and Areas of Concern

• • The adjustable mount needs to be printed and tested still. We don't have a ton of time left so the next iteration may be the last

  • The Thein baffle shares similar issues. 

Resources or Information Required but not Available

• • none

Schedule

• • Nozzle tested and ready for next iteration by end of week

  • Nozzle mount printed by end of week

  • Thein baffle construction finished by next Monday

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• • $250.93 spent

  • $4,257.6 remaining

Progress on Report and Webpage

• • Professor's and TA's comments have been adressed