For me, this week consisted of two main activities: preparing and giving our final presentation and testing the minimum separation between our fiber optic cables that we could detect from the light levels. We had created the slides for our presentation last Friday, so...
This week started out strong as we worked on 3D printed boxes to mount our fiber optic cables and the electronic components (LED and photoresistor). At first the box had no back or lid, so as Chimwe and I started testing it we found external light had a large effect....
After having Monday off for the 4th of July, we dove in Tuesday to finish up our accordion prototype so that we could compare it with the sewing elastic version. The two prototypes are below–accordion on the left, sewing elastic on the right. We compared...
We started this week off by beginning the code for the Optoco device. The eventual goal is that the device can detect contractions and have an LED display that shows how many contractions occur in each 10 minute period and how long each contraction lasts. We also...
The week started off on Monday with early stages of the design process: research, setting design criteria, and brainstorming. Tuesday morning we researched a few more areas and then started our Pugh Scoring Matrix, however this was a bit of a difficult process for...
This week we finished up the Engineering Bootcamp workbook as well as completed the prototypes of our anteater enrichment devices. My group, Ants Ants Revolution, created a series of hanging PVC pipes that could hang on the fence of the exhibit with small parts...
Despite only working four days this first week, each day has been full of getting to know new people and reviewing old information. Tuesday, the first day, consisted mostly of getting to know our fellow interns through ice breaker games and then a trip to the Houston...