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Peter’s Status Report from 11/9/2024

This Week

This week was spent testing our solenoid circuit with the newly arrived parts. The circuit worked mostly as intended. The solenoid extends when the NMOS’s gate is powered to 3.3V, and turns off when the NMOS’s gate is not powered. However, there is an unexpected delay, usually a few seconds, between the NMOS’s gate being powered off and the solenoid retracting. When the power is turned off from the power brick, there is no delay. Further testing will be done to determine what is causing this unexpected behavior.

Additionally, Professor Bain helped to connect me with Professor Savvides and one of his staff members to help with develop eye tracking using computer vision for use in our project. 

 

Next Week

Next week Fiona and I will meet with Professor Savvides’s staff member, Magesh, to help us understand how to develop an eye tracking system with computer vision. Additionally, I will do further testing with Shravya to find out why the solenoid remains extended, as if powered, after the NMOS’s gate is unpowered.