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Week 10,  07/13/2023

From 4:00 -5:00 PM (1.0 hr.)

Discussion: 

  • Website documentation improvement.

  • Work on the report bring the soft draft for 07/15/2023

  • The work completion professor believed 30%, advise us to expedite the report

  • Discuss placing officially on the web.

  • Contact Professor Eljaz for website release.

  • Contact the picture presentation.

  • Edit the website correct the progress log page background   color.

Action Plan:

  • Work on the report.

  • Discuss about the report

  • to request the report due date extension.

  • Discuss about picture presentation.

  • discuss about the presentation format we created.

Week 9,  07/10/2023

From 5:00 -6:30 PM (1.5hrs.)

Discussion: 

  • Alter the specifications and requirements table.

  • Edited the website and made it ready to publish.

  • Create a table Engineering requirements.

  • Reviewed and adjusted the power budget content.

  • More discussing the system purposes.

  • the difference between specification and requirements.

  • Altered the verification and success table.

  • Created a table for Engineering requirements table

  • Altered the time line page.

Action Plan:

  • Edit the website and make necessary corrections.

  • Review report and edit and add contents.

  • Review Engineering requirement page and change title to Design Engineering Specification.

  • alter the specifications and the requirements.

  • Reviewed and compare our proposal with other students and make adjustment.

Week 8,  06/29/2023

From 4:00 -5:00 PM (1.0 hr.)

Discussion: 

  • Website documentation improvement.

  • detail explanation on the specifications and requirements.

  • engineering requirements.

  • reviewed and discussed  on sample proposals.

  • More discussing the system and purposes.

  • the difference between specification and requirements.

  • what verification and success include.

  • Condense the Engineering requirements to six

Action Plan:

  • Change the specification uploaded pdf files with actual text.

  • Review the requirements and document in paragraph format.

  • Review the specification and rewrite them action on the website

  • alter the specifications and the requirements.

  • Reviewed and compare our proposal with other students and make adjustment.

Week 7,  06/22/2023

From 4:00 -5:00 PM (1.0 hr.)

Discussion: 

  • Documentation on the website

  • Detail explanation on the specifications

  • Discussed on engineering requirements.

  • Reviewed and discussed  on sample proposals.

  • what the system should do.

  • the difference between specification and requirements.

  • what verification and success include.

Action Plan:

  • Replace uploaded pdf files with actual text.

  • Review the requirements and document in paragraph format.

  • Review the specification and rewrite them action on the website

  • Alter the specifications

  • Update the website colors and font sizes.

  • make correction on weekly meeting dates

Week 6,  06/16/2023

From 2:00 -2:30 PM , 4:30 - 6:30(2.5 hrs.)

Discussion: 

  • Documentation on the website

  • detail explanation on the specifications

  • engineering requirements.

  • reviewed and discussed  on sample proposals.

  • what the system should do.

  • the difference between specification and requirements.

  • what verification and success include.

Action Plan:

  • Replace uploaded pdf files with actual text.

  • Review the requirements and document in paragraph format.

  • Review the specification and rewrite them action on the website

  • alter the specifications

  • Update the website colors and font sizes.

  • make correction on weekly meeting dates

​​Week 5,  06/10/2023

From 4:00 -6:30 PM (2.5 hrs.)

Discussion: 

  • Worked on the website. 

  • Added Proposal Report page.

  • Visited power tool stores and checked power tool sizes and how they operate.

  • Discussed and sorted the project.

  • Discussed the four proposal ideas more in-depth; then, minimized to two projects.

Action Plan:

  • Creating proposed budget

  • Create specifications and requirements.

  • Worked on Success and Criteria.

  • Correction on the website.

  • More research on CNC machines and attachments.​

​Week 4,  06/01/2023

From 5:00 -6:00 PM (1.0 hrs.)

Discussion: 

  • Worked on the website.

  • Researched the two proposal ideas.

  • Discussed the four proposal ideas more in-depth; then, minimized to two projects.

Action Plan:​

  • Research on CNC machine components.

  • Revise the Enjera proposal idea, add pictures.

  • Create specifications and requirements.

  • Worked on G-Code programming.

  • Correction on the website uniform the fonts.

  • Discussed proposal ideas.

Week 3,  05/25/2023

From 5:00 -6:00 PM (1.0 hrs.)

Discussion: 

  • Lectured the project ideas must requirements in detail.

  • Discussed regarding  functionality, project cost, and target product for audience/industry. 

  • Professor suggested the project shall contain at least 60% electrical and computer-related content to be approved. 

  • Proposal ideas were discussed and minimized the six ideas to four.

Action Plan:​

  • Research on CNC parts and their operation.

  • Research on stepper motors and drivers.

  • Determine the programming language use.

  • Study Raspberry pi and PLC.

  • Create a block diagram for CNC machine.

  • Perform more research on CNC and Sort proposals.

Week 2,  05/18/2023

From 5:00 -6:00 PM (1.0 hrs.)

Discussion: 

  • Reviewed on all brains proposed project ideas and decided to work on eight ideas.

  • Reviewed the previous students' proposal projected ideas.

  • Discussed each  design ideas and began working in detail.

  • We further discussed on the  eight ideas;  based on SMART principle.

  • Sorted six possible ideas.

Action Plan: 

  • Research on CNC machine and Sorting machine.

  • Discuss the six proposed ideas in depth.

  • Select from 2-4 proposed ideas.

  • Worked on the website updating.

  • Choose the web font size.

  • Worked on the website back ground and font colors.

  • Study Raspberry pi and PLC.

  • Worked on leadership meeting forum.

Week 1,  05/09/2023

From 5:00 -7:00 PM (2.0 hrs.)

Discussion: 

  • As a team, we held the first virtual meeting with Professor. 

  • Introduction and overview of the syllabus.

  • Professor explained the requirements for the proposed design project.

  • Participating in the Leadership Form.

  • We discussed what to expect from each of us to create a successful project.

  • How to brainstorm project ideas, block diagrams, and presentation methods.

  • Begin working on the website.

  • Setting up dates and times for weekly meetings. 

Action Plan:​

  • Brain storm  and come up with 6-8 workable proposal ideas.

  • Participate in leadership Forum.

  • Create block and flow diagrams for the proposed ideas.

  • Perform research on  proposed ideas.

  • Create a website.

Prior:

  • Begin discussing working as a team.

  • Dialogue about each of our interests and what we can contribute to the project.

  • Consulted the Senior Design project students regarding the project process.

  • Then, we discussed how we could work on the senior Design project. Finally, we informed our advisor that we were interested in working together; she teams us up for Summer 2023.

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