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We are a senior undergraduate team working with Dr. Terasawa’s team at the Primate Center to develop a protective shell to give monkeys the freedom to move around during neurochemical sampling procedures.
We have reached the final week of the semester. A prototype has been developed, which we presented on December 4, 2009, during a departmental poster session. This week we’re submitting a final report and other project deliverables to our advisor and client.
| Week | Reporting Period Beginning | Activities |
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| 1 | September 4 | Formed team, set up meeting times, discussed project status and direction with Dr. Terasawa’s group. |
| 2 | September 11 | Began investigating different materials and design concepts, including a suction idea proposed by Dr. Kaplan who works in pediatrics. |
| 3 | September 18 | Continued researching concepts, met with Dr. Kaplan, observed procedures at the Primate Center, ... |
| 4 | September 25 | Continued brainstorming and developing solid ideas and sketches of designs. |
| 5 | October 2 | Presented three proposed design options to client’s team, discussing the advantages and downsides of each. Collectively decided on a single design to pursue: the inverse cone. Prepared for midsemester presentations. |
| 6 | October 9 | Presented semester’s work to peers and faculty. Continued work on refinining design with input from others. |
| 7 | October 16 | Focused on the inverted cone design. Took into consideration feedback from peers, client, and faculty. Began to look into material and manufacturing options. |
| 8 | October 23 | Continued work from previous week to winnow out a final design. Looked into specific vendors and materials for production. |
| 9 | October 30 | Ordered and received sheet of high impact polystyrene for cone construction. Finalized dimensions for this semester’s prototype, further developed assembly scheme. |
| 10 | November 6 | Met with machinist for fabrication of mold. Began work on semester report. |
| 11 | November 13 | Ready to begin thermoforming with machined wooden mold. Continuing work on report. |
| 12 | November 20 | Thermoformed multiple trials of shell with different heating and final forming techniques. Planned to machine part on Wednesday, but shop was closed for holiday. Made plans for construction early next week. Began poster work. |
| 13 | November 27 | Machined halves to final size and added features (thread holes, face hole, padding, etc). Final prototype assembled and tested on model. Presented semester’s work to faculty, client, and peers. |
| 14 | December 4 | Updated the final report to reflect feedback from advisor and added sections contingent on finishing prototyping. Met with advisor for final meeting. Met with client to trial the fit of prototype, discuss future of project. |
| 15 | December 11 | End of semester. |
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Mid- Semester Presentation (Oct 16 2009, 4247 kb) |
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Final Poster (Dec 3 2009, 157 kb) |
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Product Design Specifications (Dec 9 2009, 100 kb) |
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Final Report (Dec 9 2009, 667 kb) |
