Week 01: 01/08 - 01/15

Researched possible topics for proposal for group of 3 electrical engineering students. Research hybrid powered streetlights designs and approach. Research and Website set up.

9.5hrs

Researched Topics for a group of 2 EE Students. Researched Topics for a group of 3 EE students. Researched Portable Wind-Solar Water Purifier and help set up website.

11hrs

Researched topics for a group of 3 EET students. Researched Piezoelectric & solar generation. Researched portable Piezoelectric generation.

14hrs

Set up website and write proposal drop down menu items. Add individual project ideas to the website and explain individual idea to each other.

10.5hrs

Week 02: 01/16 - 01/22

Research into adding interface to street lights. Research new idea to propose. Reformatted Time and Effort Table on the website.

8hrs

Researched new ideas to propose. Researched Portable Hybrid Power System.

7hrs

Continued research on Piezoelectric and solar generation. Researched RFID Lock systems and Solar grills. Researched portable Heaters

9hrs

Address website changes from feedback.

4hrs

Week 03: 01/23 - 01/29

Look at power consumption and rough battery size for hybrid power system in question. New proposal idea research. Research on automatic glass screen door.

9.5hrs

Researched Power Consumption for the Hybrid Power System. Researched new ideas that can help blind/disabled people. Researched the Color Recognition Device.

10hrs

Continued research into piezoelectric technology. New proposal idea research. Researched smart gardens

8.5hrs

Add information to website from individual research and put together weekly meeting blog post.

3hrs

Week 04: 01/30 - 02/05

Research components needed for automatic sliding door. Research motors to fit criteria and make parameters / requirements for success.

11hrs

Determined: high, medium, low requirements for the color detection device. Researched Materials to for Color Detection Device and answers to specific question asked previous week.

8hrs

Furthered research into the color detection device and automated door system. Research materials to use for Color detection device.

7.5hrs

Update website: weekly meeting, add page for further research for: color recognition device and automatic patio glass door, time and effort.

2.5hrs

Week 05: 02/12 - 02/19

Research new ideas from previously done projects. Research automatic cat feeder.

7.5hrs

Researched Different Ideas. Continued Research on Hybrid Power System. Helped Research Automatic Cat Feeder

7.5hrs

Furthered research into color detection device and automated door system. Research materials for Automatic blinds detection device. Researched the idea of an automatic blind/curtain system.

8hrs

Updated website. Looked into different ideas done by previous students in various institutions

4hrs

Week 06: 02/20 - 02/26

Research on components needed, integration, and different blinds types / sizes. Engineering specification table

5hrs

Researched windows, wooden blinds, solar panels to buy. Comparison table.

5.5hrs

Research materials to use for Automatic blinds detection device. Continued research of an automatic blind/curtain system

5.5hrs

Add to website: research, time & effort, weekly meetings, progress log. Researched automatic blinds and similar products

6.5hrs

Week 07: 02/27 - 03/04

Research/ purchase blinds and dimensions to use. Research and start on Phone App. Organize information to upload to website.

5hrs

Worked on engineering requirements / success criteria. Worked on creating a tentative schedule. Started learning software for rendering the project

6hrs

Research of materials for Automatic blinds detection device. Worked on power budget for project. Written home page introduction

5.5hrs

Edit website: add items to appropriate tabs in the proposal section of the website and make home page

5hrs

Week 08: 03/05 - 03/11

Phone app user interaction: Bluetooth, prompt user for time, and parts of custom mode. Software flowchart to the app and re-done the block diagram of the project. 

6hrs

Worked on trying to finalize the engineering requirements. Researched what “optimal” lighting conditions. Worked on the comparison table.

5.5hrs

Worked on power and financial budgets for project. Worked on surveys to send out. Worked on preliminary research for report

6hrs

Add:  home page, time & effort, weekly meetings, progress log, engineering specifications, proposed timeline, discussed how each mode of blinds operation will work.

9hrs

Week 09: 03/12 - 03/18

Set up a way to contact us on website, created survey: posted, sent out link. Started ch3 of report and edited the report.

7hrs

Re-work timeline and Gnatt Chart. Start ch1 of report.

9hrs

Worked on power and financial budgets and engineering specifications for project. Worked on preliminary research for report. Start of Ch2 of report.

8hrs

Start the report chapters 1-3

11.5hrs

Week 10: 03/19 - 04/01

Finished chapter 3 of report, modular block diagrams, started flowchart of each mode of operation of the blinds

11hrs

Finished Chapter 1 of Report, Abstract & Acknowledgements and started started Chapter 4

11.5hrs

Worked on Chapter 2 of Report and edited specification table

8hrs

Updated info as it was completed on the website and individually worked on different chapters of the project.

6hrs

Week 11: 04/02 - 04/08

Added controller module figure and intro for module, added figure for electromechanical module, added network mode figure, added power distribution figure modified phone app flowchart, finishing up Arduino software flowchart for report. Uploaded flowcharts to website.

10hrs

Finished Chapters 1 & 4 of the Report, Table of Contents, List of Tables in the Report

9hrs

Finished Chapter 2 of the report and began ordering parts to begin testing

8hrs

Formatting lab report, worked figures/ table number consistency.

6.5hrs