*156B Week 10

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

• • We have a 2nd iteration built with minor midi factions from our 1st prototype

  • We have the control board, but NEATLabs still doesn't have a working raspberry pi for us 

    • Can't run actual tests with data from the nose ports without this

  • We have found a way to mount our water delivery system to our home cage

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Have our 2nd iteration built with the modifications

  • Have some testing done with our first prototype

    • Not able to get data from nose ports

    • We let Rat 118 roam around in our chamber to test animal interaction

Goals for Next Week. Use specific and measurable objectives.

• • Have our Sponsor Presentation done

  • Do last final preparations with our prototype for poster presentation

  • Incorporate PCB into our circuit

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

• • Some changes need to be made in our "Background" section of our report

    • Clarifications were made and we made changes

  • A strip of lights was added to the behavioral chambers they are using, but don't change your design because they probably won't be used on your chamber

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

• • N/A

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

• • Changes were made to our report based on feedback from classmates

Risks and Areas of Concern

• • We are still waiting to receive our PCB 

    • Not sure if it will work as intended

  • We still do not have a Raspberry Pi for our behavioral chamber, so the amount of testing we can do is very limited

Resources or Information Required but not Available

• • N/A

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• • Amount Spent: $603.54

  • Amount Remaining: $2,396.46

Progress on Report and Webpage

• • Report: Changes based on instructor, Sponsor, and students are done

    • Still need to make changes based on TA's feedback

    • Need to fill in the last few blank sections

  • Webpage: Updates need to be made to include the last testing we did

Schedule

• • Describe upcoming milestone

    • Add PCB to our Arduino circuit

    • Sponsor presentation

    • Finalize Report, webpage, and Poster

  • Updated Gantt chart: