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October 9th - Alex and Alyssa meet with Yvette and Sylvia at the Children's Center at Boise State University. Previous system is observed, and project goals and expectations are outlined based off of this previous system.
October 11th - Team Charter creation
October 16th - Problem Definition
October 18th - As a team research is conducted pertaining to ramp system concepts to test in order to meet the needs of our client.
October 23rd - Concept design. Alex meets with workers in the machine shop to discuss project design and possible limitations.
October 25th - Concept redesigns
October 30th - Material research for new design
November 1st - Material research and foam core prototype construction.
November 6th - Proof of Concept and first order picked up from Home Depot. Cutting of PVC sections and attaching magnets to test pieces. Tests with wooden supports conducted, and design flaws found. Brainstorm frame concepts.
November 8th - Melaney and Alyssa create documents for our schedule and budget while Alex and Kevin work with foam-core prototypes.
November 13th - Magnetic strength and safety tests
November 15th - All members work to create track pieces with magnets, guttering, and cups to test the viability of our concept when pieces are used magnetically with the sheet metal and present it for instructor review.
November 16th - Melaney, Kevin, and Alex attend an extra lab time to work on the project. New pieces are created with cardboard tubing, pvc sections, and magnets through the use of the dremel and jigsaw. Additionally our sheet metal has been securely mounted to a sturdy wooden backing. Track prototype refining and shaping.
November 20th - Take home projects during the holiday. Melaney creates refined track pieces, Alex works on frame design dimensions, Alyssa conducts age-appropriate testing.
November 27th - 3D printing magnet connectors and picked up 2nd supply shipment from Home Depot. Scheduling with Machine Shop to conduct work on cutting the wood for the frame, additional purchase order placed for sheet metal and magnets.
November 29th - Melaney picked up sheet metal order and began attaching magnets to the 3D printed pieces Kevin had made with liquid nail. Alyssa and Alex worked on the frame, trying to problem solve as the machine shop accidentally cut our pieces of wood too short. Left the sheet at the machine shop so they could attach the sheet metal to the wood and re-cut the frame pieces to the correct size. Melaney troubleshooted the issue with liquid nail not adhering well and began using a 2-part epoxy instead.
November 30th - All group members attended the open lab. Alyssa and Alex constructed the frame and mounted the board. The remaining 3D printed pieces were attached to the ramps, as we were still waiting for the magnets we ordered from Amazon to come in. Kevin sanded and detailed the wood pieces for the frame to assure they were safe and splinter-free as possible. Melaney washed the sheet metal to remove any remaining adhesive from when we attached the metal sheet to the board.
December 4th - Alyssa and Alex added the support pieces to the frame that we had cut in the machine shop to fit properly. Kevin continued to sand the pieces to assure they were smooth. Melaney created a few more ramp pieces to have around 10 ramps per side of the board. We received the magnets from Amazon and confirmed they were strong enough as that was a worry we had when we ordered them.
December 6th - Whole group gave the final presentation to the lab class, with Sylvia, and Yvette present. Kevin continued to sand the frame while Melaney worked on polishing the sheet metal. Alex and Alyssa worked on putting flexible rubber over the screws that are visible so that the children won't get caught on them.
December 10th - Completed the client documentation and Safety Guidelines to be turned over with the project.
December 11th - The whole group delivers the system to the Children's Center.
December 13th - Finished all documentation of the project.
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