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Blog 10/31/2019

Progress for this week:
Controls Team 
Bluetooth module as shown in Figure 1 arrived today and testing will begin this week. The bill of materials documenting part description, cost, and website to purchase has been created. Swift classes are currently being taken for advancing progress on the iPhone application. 
Figure 1. ECH HM-10 Bluetooth LE Module


Guideway Team
The Guideway Team is reviewing feedback from Presentation 2 in order to make better progress on design changes. We are currently reviewing the corners of the track to determine the best angle, so the bogie does not get stuck. Another design change under consideration is the best way to align the guideway pieces. Dr. Furman mentioned using dowel pins at the end of Presentation 2 that we may want to consider using. An example of how the dowel pins can be used for alignment is shown in Figure 2. The guideway team will begin to work on making more progress for the bogie switch mechanism.
Figure 2. An example of dowel pins being used for alignment.
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Team as a Whole
Bill James is in town for the Podcar City Conference and a lot of work is needed to assemble the mini-scale guideway and bogie components. On Tuesday night, a few team members assisted in building many of the components for the guideway. In addition, the team has helped out cleaning the small-scale work space as shown in Figure 3 and 4. Wires were assorted in clear plastic bins and motors with wheels were placed in boxes with proper labeling. 
Figure 3. Work space organized and labeled.

Figure 4. Side table can be used for sand belt table. 


Plans for Next Week
The agenda for next week is to first prepare a presentation for the Podcar City Conference that will be on Wednesday November 6. The team is gathering the best pictures of the small-scale progress to match the assertion-evidence method. In addition, the team will also help Ron and Bill James in preparing the mini-scale model for the conference.

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Shane Fatehi
31 October, 2019

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