This Week
- Weekly Team Meeting (4hr)
- Discussed design of prototype one
- Research alternatives for the maglev design
- Discussed how to implement “speed-up” coils
- Mandatory Meeting (4hr)
- Watched proposal presentations and provided feedback
- Proposal Preparation (4hr)
- Collaborated with team to finalize details of our proposal
- Discussed deliverables we wanted to meet throughout the project
Throughout this week, we spent time working on the proposal presentation and finalizing details for our first prototype. In our proposal, we honed in on our intended audience and how we would deliver the best product for this group. We decided to target our project towards train enthusiast and individuals with interests in electromagnetics. Our final product is intended to be an interactive maglev train that has model train components and utilizes key properties of electromagnetics.
We are currently on-schedule.
Next Week
In the following week, I hope to work with my teammates to finalize the design for our first prototype. We intended to order products for our first prototype including 3D filament, digital potentiometers, and magnets. Also, I hope to start designing and building the “speed-up” coils that will be used to regulate speed on the track.