Week Ending In:
Fall 2013
September 15: Discussed the project with our client to establish a common vision of what the project was to accomplish.
September 23: Define functional and non-functional requirements and met with our advisor for the first time.
September 30: Research key areas to be put into project plan. This included potential design solutions, design flow/sketch and calendar.
October 7: Continue research to develop a list of potential options. Discuss with different professors for other possibilities.
October 13: Presented project plan to advisor. Performed more focused research and parts that we deemed the best option for the project so we could explain why it was the best option.
October 20: Present and discuss different possible solutions with our advisor and choose the best option.
October 27: Research each component that we decided would provide the best solution. This included finding the best supplier for each component and researching how they would each component would interface with each other.
November 4: Outline what needs to be done for the design document. Develop initial parts list of what we would like to order.
November 8: Finish design document. This included developing a CAD drawing, discussing how the end user would use our product, developing potential testing strategies, and writing pseudo code. In addition to completing the design document we finalized our parts list.
November 17: Revise product plan document to include market research and to reformat the document. Place parts order. Plan meeting with December 492 group.
November 24: Receive parts for communication system and begin testing with communication system. Form to-do list for thanksgiving break and divide tasks.
December 1: Work on tasks given for thanksgiving break.
December 8: Finalize working prototype of communications system and prepare a presentation.
December 15: Give final presentation. Discuss goals for winter break and outlook of spring semester.
December 22: Winter Break.
Spring 2014
January 19: Discuss plan for spring semester and refresh where we left off.
January 26: Research power supply system (renewable energy, energy storage, charging circuit). Tilt testing accuracy/reliability.
February 2: Continued power supply research. Make changes to communication system as test results come back. Start temperature testing.
February 9: Finalize power supply design and order parts. Test NEMA enclosure for water resistance. Test mounting hardware for wind/vibration.
February 16: Receive parts. Build power system.
February 23: Begin testing power system longevity if system is built and consistently working.
March 2: Test weather resistance of solar cell. Begin putting all pieces together into final design.
March 9: Make alterations and finalize design.
March 16: Finish working prototype. Begin Documentation.
March 23: SPRING BREAK (The Last One).
March 30: Continue to draft outline for poster, presentation, and other documentation. Test final prototype for good measure.
April 6: Put together first draft of materials to be put on poster and presentation. Real world prototype testing.
April 13: Revise documentation.
April 20: Finalize documentation.
April 27: Practice presentation. Print and organize other documentation.
May 1: Presentations.
Fall 2013
September 15: Discussed the project with our client to establish a common vision of what the project was to accomplish.
September 23: Define functional and non-functional requirements and met with our advisor for the first time.
September 30: Research key areas to be put into project plan. This included potential design solutions, design flow/sketch and calendar.
October 7: Continue research to develop a list of potential options. Discuss with different professors for other possibilities.
October 13: Presented project plan to advisor. Performed more focused research and parts that we deemed the best option for the project so we could explain why it was the best option.
October 20: Present and discuss different possible solutions with our advisor and choose the best option.
October 27: Research each component that we decided would provide the best solution. This included finding the best supplier for each component and researching how they would each component would interface with each other.
November 4: Outline what needs to be done for the design document. Develop initial parts list of what we would like to order.
November 8: Finish design document. This included developing a CAD drawing, discussing how the end user would use our product, developing potential testing strategies, and writing pseudo code. In addition to completing the design document we finalized our parts list.
November 17: Revise product plan document to include market research and to reformat the document. Place parts order. Plan meeting with December 492 group.
November 24: Receive parts for communication system and begin testing with communication system. Form to-do list for thanksgiving break and divide tasks.
December 1: Work on tasks given for thanksgiving break.
December 8: Finalize working prototype of communications system and prepare a presentation.
December 15: Give final presentation. Discuss goals for winter break and outlook of spring semester.
December 22: Winter Break.
Spring 2014
January 19: Discuss plan for spring semester and refresh where we left off.
January 26: Research power supply system (renewable energy, energy storage, charging circuit). Tilt testing accuracy/reliability.
February 2: Continued power supply research. Make changes to communication system as test results come back. Start temperature testing.
February 9: Finalize power supply design and order parts. Test NEMA enclosure for water resistance. Test mounting hardware for wind/vibration.
February 16: Receive parts. Build power system.
February 23: Begin testing power system longevity if system is built and consistently working.
March 2: Test weather resistance of solar cell. Begin putting all pieces together into final design.
March 9: Make alterations and finalize design.
March 16: Finish working prototype. Begin Documentation.
March 23: SPRING BREAK (The Last One).
March 30: Continue to draft outline for poster, presentation, and other documentation. Test final prototype for good measure.
April 6: Put together first draft of materials to be put on poster and presentation. Real world prototype testing.
April 13: Revise documentation.
April 20: Finalize documentation.
April 27: Practice presentation. Print and organize other documentation.
May 1: Presentations.