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Our objective is to develop and miniaturize a dose compliance monitor that would record (unknown to the client) when (date and time) a topical ophthalmic medication was delivered. There are currently older designs of compliance monitors designed for ophthalmic medications, but our design should be a cost effective improved model. Ideally we would be able to manufacture approximately 10 of these devices for use in studies. It could be as simple as some of the older models that recorded when the top of the bottle was removed and the bottle inverted. Maintenance of sterility of the medication is imperative.
Team members (from left to right):
Patrick Schenk, Nina Lewis, Ashley Phillips, Brett Mulawka, Ben Roedl
Obtained miniaturized printed circuit board from ExpressPCB and began soldering parts to the board. Some components remain to be on back order. A picture of the diagram in Express PCB is shown below followed by the printed circuit board. Actual size is a 2.54 cm diameter.
| Week | Reporting Period Beginning | Activities |
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| 1 | January 20 | Formed teams, chose project, met with client to discuss goals and expectations for the semester |
| 2 | January 27 | Met with client, Began work on computer program, researched last semester’s project |
| 3 | February 3 | Drew schematic of circuit, contacted Dan Yee for help on computer program, met with advisor, decided on design possibilities |
| 4 | February 10 | Rebuilt circuit, team meeting, met with Dan Yee for computer program, began midsemester report, research on circuit elements |
| 5 | February 17 | Midsemester presentation |
| 6 | February 24 | Midsemester report |
| 7 | March 3 | Quiz on ethics, Research into RFIDs, Met with advisor and discussed midsemester progress |
| 8 | March 10 | Spring Break |
| 9 | March 17 | Met with Prof. Morrow for surface mounting information, Metwith client, Met with advisor |
| 10 | March 24 | Fixed circuit, obtained articles on previous compliance research, Ethics discussion, Met with advisor |
| 11 | March 31 | Began work with ExpressPCB, met with advisor, tested circuit and attempted to transfer data |
| 12 | April 7 | Successful attempt at data transfer, lecture on global engineering, finished diagram of circuit in ExpressPCB, met with client |
| 13 | April 14 | Obtained ordering information for surface mount parts, met with advisor, tested data transfer |
| 14 | April 21 | Received approval of ExpressPCB diagram, wrote final paper, obtained surface mount part numbers |
| 15 | April 28 | Ordered miniature prototype and circuit components, soldered surface mount parts to PCB, prepared for poster presentations |
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Midsemester Presentation (Feb 24 2006, 361 kb) |
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PDS (Mar 1 2006, 20 kb) |
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Midsemester Report (Mar 3 2006, 271 kb) |
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Final Report (Apr 28 2006, 329 kb) |
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Poster Presentation (May 5 2006, 610 kb) |
