Prototype and Documentation

Introduction:

Before we build the prototype, our team needs to identify our need for three general resources: knowledge, materials and tool and equipment availability. These resources must all be available in order to build a successful prototype. The final design is undergoing small changes to accomdate needs from the other Nanolab groups.

Conclusion:

The greatest challenge is correctly implmenting a GUI through the respberry Pi. Although the rasbperry Pi iteslf is not the greatest challenge, our team need to know how to currectly use it in order for the project to be complete. Our team is still deciding on whether we want to use java or python into our program because of the caapbilties of both langauges. Regarding our parts, our team wants to aquire more sesnors in the future so we can implemnt the code regarding each sensor. We now only have temperature and camera module, and need a Oxygen, CO2, and humidity sensor in the future. Our team was provided a kit by the NASA HUNCH mentor team and want to produce a working model wihtough needing to buy any additional parts (except for the future sensors) to remain as cost effective as possible.The kit itself was not most cost effective because we will be leaving our certain compenents such as the motor, wires, and connector (for the motor).