1. What did you personally accomplish this week on the project?
This week marked a major milestone for our software development. Mars successfully completed the imaging code and demonstrated full data recovery from test drives, validating that our end-to-end recovery pipeline is now functional. My primary focus was supporting this milestone through software integration, documentation, and testing infrastructure development.
I reviewed the updated imaging and data recovery code structure and began drafting the technical documentation, in preparation for our final report. This will ensure smooth onboarding for future updates and clear traceability during integration.
In parallel, I began working on expanding our software test suite expanding on the various file systems that we are able to recover. This allows us to continue validating and improving recovery reliability while hardware fabrication is in progress.
2. Is your progress on schedule or behind? If you are behind, what actions will be taken to catch up to the project schedule?
I am currently on schedule, largely due to the successful imaging code milestone that puts software development ahead of the original plan. Although hardware fabrication was delayed by about five days due to the USB connector replacement, this has given us extra time to finalize documentation and expand the test suite.
To ensure we stay ahead, I am coordinating closely with Mars to synchronize software modules and interface definitions so that integration will be seamless once the new boards arrive on November 19th. By completing all software-side preparation early, we can begin full system testing immediately when the hardware becomes available.
3. What deliverables do you hope to complete in the next week?
Next week, I plan to:
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Finalize and review the complete software documentation for the imaging and recovery modules, including API specifications and developer notes.
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Expand the automated test suite
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Develop the initial user interface prototype (CLI) to display recovery progress and log summaries.