Olfactory Stimulation of Monkeys

Device for the Olfactory Stimulation of Monkeys

Project Overview.
Group Members.
Project Status.
Project Timeline.
Presentations and Reports.
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Project Overview

Design and implementation of apparatus that provides stimuli to and allow the monkey to choose between different stimuli and be rewarded for the correct choice. Device should be able to be securely attached to cage and readily moveable from cage to cage. All manipulations by monkey should be accessible within the inside surface of cage. Device has potential to be entirely mechanical or combination or mechanical and electrical.

-Mechanical device currently in testing phase.

-Electrical device currently under construction.

Clients:

Goran Hellekant, Dept. of Animal Health and Biomedical Sciences (AHABS)
University of Wisconsin - Madison 1656 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Viktoria Danilova, Dept. of Animal Healtha and Biomedical Sciences (AHABS) University of Wisconsin - Madison 1656 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Thomas Holmstrom, engineer for Dept. of AHABS, UW-Madison.

Group Members

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Project Status

Selected design is currently under construction (indicated in Midsemester Report)

PowerPoint Presentation

Progress Report Archive.

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Project Timeline

Week	Date	Activities
1	6 September	form teams, select project, contact client
2	13 September	literature search; meet with client
3	20 September	develop understanding of project; develop PDS
4	27 September	brainstorm, visit primate center
5	4 October	brainstorm; evaluate designs
6	11 October	evaluate designs; decide on final design
7	18 October	work on design
8	25 October	Mid-semester presentation (moved up one week!)
9	1 November	brainstorm final design
10	8 November	work on design
11	15 November	work on design
12	22 November	build prototype
13	29 November	build prototype
14	7 December	prprepare poster, final paper
15	14 December	Final Poster Presentation
16	21 December	final meetings with advisors

Summary: The project timeline table outlines the dates of scheduled classes for Biomedical Engineering 400 (BME 400), and the expected activities to be accomplished during those periods.

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