Overview of Status of Analysis, Design, Fabrication, Tests, etc.
finished PLC program for the system
finished assembly a holder with plastic funnel
finished initial design of injection mount
Accomplishments from Previous Week
finished PLC program for the system
finished design a new model for the funnel
finished initial design of injection mount
Goals for Next Week (list names after each item). Use specific and measurable objectives.
finish wiring plc circuit and test with peristaltic pump and conveyor (Genggeng Zhou; Zhanqing Huang)
finish CADing injection mount and start manufacture the mount (Bowen Li; Kaiwen Dou)
Sponsor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)
Sponsor told us that there were some production issue with the manufacture of the conveyor system, it will be delivered this Friday instead of this Monday.
Sponsor also provided some help with manufacturing electric enclosure.
Instructor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)
The instructor had some comments on the report last week; we added more contents to the report and started fixing issues pointed out last week.
Comments from Other Students in the Class (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)
NA
Risks and Areas of Concern
We are having some concerns over the control of the peristaltic pump over the PLC; we have some backup plans, and we will test them once we finish the wiring.
The conveyor did not arrive on time, which delays our plan for designing and manufacturing the injection mount.
Resources or Information Required but not Available
NA
Schedule
by the end of this week, finish wiring the PLC and start testing with the peristaltic pump
test the PLC with the conveyor next week when it arrives
finish designing the injection mount by the beginning of next week and start purchase required components and finish manufacturing by the end of next week.
Update Gantt chart.
Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)
2875.47 spent; 7124.53 remaining
Progress on Report and Webpage
added more content and fixed some issue