Outline for the Formal Progress Update

Formal Progress Update

Introduction to Self

• Trevor Stankiewicz
• Senior at Marine Academy of Science and Technology
• Systems Engineering II
• Soft Serve Attachment

Background Info

• Integrating a fluid into a pre-existing system
• Will be using ice cream for mass appeal
• Will be used at ice cream shops

Design Brief

• Recite Group Design Brief
• Provide Visual
• Recite Individual Design Brief
• Provide Visual

Specifications and Limitations

• List Specifications and Limitations

Testing Procedure

• State the expected result
• Provide group survey
• Provide individual survey

Research

• Brief explanation of summer research
• Compare to other items.
• Provide Visual

Brainstorming

• Provide initial material
• Provide visuals

Alternative Solutions

• State solution number one
• Provide Visual
• State solution number two
• Provide Visual

Chosen Solution

• State chosen solution
• Reasoning for choosing solution
• Present model

Developmental Work

• Present imagery for final solution
• Restate specs and limits

Summary and Conclusion

• Recap main points
• Finished with presentation
• Will now field questions

Update 10/28

I am logging today because I will be unable to log Friday, which is the usual day. This is because we have an activity that conflicts with this class. This also means that I have one less day to prepare for my formal presentation, and that means I need to focus today more than usual. The outline for the presentation will be due tomorrow, so I will be uploading that to my blog later today. The model and developmental work will be due at the start of presentations on Tuesday, which means I will be having a very busy weekend. I feel confident I will finish all that needs to get done.

Update 10/26

So far I have been creating my model this week. I have been gathering the supplies from Hobby Master's in Red Bank, NJ. I have gathered wires and a small motor for my model. I will use these supplies to mimic how my final solution will work. It will most likely just collide with some sort of hard plastic, as our final solution will, just on a more basic scale. I look forward to seeing how the model will be completed, and am excited to show it to the class.

Week of 10/25

This is a very big week for us in the sprinkle world. We need to complete our models, and those will be due tomorrow. On top of that we have a massive developmental work report that is due friday. This includes many different drawings of our solution as well as a bill of materials that needs to be very detailed. And if that wasn't enough, we are quickly approaching the end of the first marking period. This signals the formal project updates that we need to give to our class. I am hoping that I am able to muster a last push for the end of the marking period, because I could really use that four day vacation.

Update 10/22

During this week I continued to refine my blog posts as well as preparing my model. I went through each one of my posts and saw what information was critical and what information was extraneous, and removed the infromation that was not needed. I then began my Computer Aided Design of my model on a program that we know as Auto-CAD. The design is a 3D isometric of the actual device with my circuit diagram integrated into the device. The upcoming days will undoubtedly focus upon this model and CAD drawing as well. Thank you.

Update 10/20

The past few days have been devoted to refining my blog. Now that I feel my blog is at a level where I want it, I can begin to focus on the model. I need to create a basic electrical circuit that will be similar to the actual circuit that I plan to use in our device. My team partner, AA, is also rapidly advancing in our model creation, and our model needs to be completed in approximately a week. Once the model is completed, we will prepare for our first formal presentation.

Week of 10/18

This week will be primarily devoted to the completion of my model. I have the final solution chosen, as well as detailed diagrams of the solution on my blog. Tomorrow I will not be in class however, and I will need to make up for that today and the rest of the week. I also need to finish my mentor contact sheet, which is half way done. The supplies are all gathered for the model, and I am ready to go!