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Project Overview



Design a system that can create a reproducible and accurate hypoxic environment with the capability of oscillating between various concentrations of oxygen and nitrogen. The system should be controlled by software that dictates protocols that can be set up with ease. The final system should allow for further expansion.

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Project Status

- Ordering MFC’s - Finished Final Report

Progress Report Archive.

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Project Timeline

Week Reporting Period Beginning Activities
1 January 23 Established team roles, learned more about the basic idea of the project
2 January 30 Had difficulties meeting with the client and continued researching
3 February 6 Met with the client and got together later in the week to discuss a basic plan and prioritize our goals
4 February 13 We called different mass flow controller companies and got their specifications on their products
5 February 20 Developed a problem statement and consulted with the client about what we have found.
6 February 27 Finished the first draft of the PDS, setup a meeting time a National Instruments representitive
7 March 5 Worked on and presented midsemesters presentation to class and client
8 March 12 Worked on the midsemesters report, also got final prices on some MFCs
9 March 19 Contacted people using labview and brainstormed software interface ideas
10 March 26 Discussed different interface ideas with the client, started designing the software interface
11 April 2 Finalized interface with client, continued working on interface
12 April 9 Programming Interface
13 April 16 Continued programming the interface, narrowed MFC selection down to two, determined what control module we would be using
14 April 23 Worked on powerpoint presentation and programming the software
15 April 30 Worked on final report

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Presentations and Reports

ppt icon Mid-Semesters Presentation (Mar 11 2004, 478 kb)
doc icon Mid-Semesters Report (Mar 11 2004, 513 kb)
ppt icon End of Semester Presentation (May 2 2004, 5164 kb)
doc icon Project Design Specifications (PDS) (May 4 2004, 34 kb)
doc icon End of Semester Report (May 4 2004, 675 kb)

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Project Team

Project Advisor and Client

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Created: Jan 30 2004
Content updated: May 4 2004

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