Weekly Minutes with Professor Notash
Week 7: Thursday, June 23rd, 2022 (4:00pm - 6:00pm)
Revisions:
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Professor Notash suggested for the titles of the website to be increased and the fonts need to stand out more.
He said the paragraphs on the homepage needed to be spaced out and the project ideas need to be numbered.
He told the team to include labels on the block diagrams and flowcharts on the top and that the proposed budget item columns should be left justified. The team also needed to include start and end dates in the Gannt chart and fix the dates for the weekly timeline (particularly the proposal report and presentation). The title "Project Ideas Presentations" tab needed to be changed to "Weekly Presentations".
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The DES and DER needed to be changed to match and references used need to be added to the website. Pictures also needed to be added to the Progress Log.
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Professor Notash informed the team that the project should be fully operational by October, which gives the team November to write the report. During the presentation on July 8th, the team should attempt to present a proof of concept based on the specifications (A mock simulation of the project). Any recommendations from the panelists will lead to an immediate meeting with Professor Notash to see what to do moving forward.
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Week 6: Thursday, June 16th, 2022 (7:00pm - 8:00pm)
Revisions:
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The team asked Professor Notash if the requirement for the interactive moving structure with the display could be modified. He approved for the cameras to be on a tilting system rather than a pulley system. They asked professor Notash if the questions for the interactive display could be removed due to the questions being answered through the speaker system. This was not approved because the interactive display was to be used as a backup if the speaker system were to fail.
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Professor Notash also suggested including an intercom system to allow for outdoor vendors and personnel, such as delivery people, to be buzzed in. Professor Notash informed the team that the presentation for the panelists is set for July 8th at 5:30pm. The team would have 35-40 minutes to present including questions, answers and feedback from panelists.
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Professor Notash suggested moving the components inside the building so that they could not be tampered with by people outside. He suggested increasing the size of the display to at least 7 inches so that it would be easy to read questions.
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Other suggestions made could be in violation of HIPAA laws:
Display the temperature of the person at the same time.
Category for patients and category for non-patients.
Week 5: Thursday, June 9th, 2022 (2:00pm - 3:00pm)
Revisions:
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Professor Notash suggested creating revisions for the two ideas that were narrowed down. HSES and FADEW. Suggestions included updating block diagrams for each of the projects, updating 3D models for each of the projects with dimensions.
Week 4: Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 (2:00pm - 4:30pm)
Proposed Ideas:
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The group presented Project Ideas Version 4, which consisted of the three project ideas narrowed down to the Watercraft to Test Water, Fall Alert Walker, and Health Screening Entry System. The professor suggested creating three separate PDFs which consisted of:
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A well-defined description of each idea in the form of a paragraph or two and the social, economic, industrial, environmental impacts.​
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Main aspects and functions.
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A comparison of similar existing products.
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Marketability.
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Each team member's responsibility, background knowledge, experience, and expertise.
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Block diagrams and flowcharts.
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Estimated budget.
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Once the PDFs were completed, they were sent to the professor via email on June 7th.
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Week 3: Thursday, May 26th, 2022 (5:00pm - 7:30pm)
Proposed Ideas:
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The group presented Project Ideas Version 3. The presentation removed some of the ideas that were not feasible and added three more ideas. The ideas were narrowed down to the "Watercraft to Test Water", "Electronic Walker with Fall Detection", and "Entry Health Screener". The professor suggested contacting the city to get feedback from engineers to allow for an area to be tested as well as possible funding for the project. The professor also suggested making changes to the website for the timesheet, advisor minutes, progress log and including group member abilities/contributions to each of the proposed project ideas.
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Week 2: Thursday, May 19th, 2022 (2:15pm - 4:05pm)
Proposed Ideas:
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The group presented Project Ideas Version 2. The presentation were of the same six ideas that were proposed previously, but this included block diagrams and flowcharts for all of the ideas. Professor Notash discussed the process needed to be able to pick a
good idea that can be implemented. The professor also discussed that each of the ideas should be introduced with a problem that is being addressed and a clear explanation of how the device may be used to resolve the problem.
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Week 1: Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 (3:00pm - 5:20pm) &
Wednesday, May 11th, 2022 (4:00pm - 5:30pm)
Introduction to Senior Design Proposal (5/10):
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This was the first meeting with Professor Notash, who discussed the syllabus, project requirements, group and group member responsibilities, and scheduling expectations. Professor Notash also briefly showed the rubrics for the website, proposal and presentation rubric. Because the group had met one week prior to the start of the semester and discussed some ideas, they presented a rough draft of six ideas via Google Slides Presentation.
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Proposed Ideas (5/11):
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Due to time constraints from the first meeting, the group met with Professor Notash again via Zoom to clarify the expectations for the presentation for the project ideas. This included adding block diagrams and flowcharts for all of the proposed project ideas. Professor Notash showed examples of previous projects designed by current and former students as well as the layouts for their websites. The professor highlighted engineering and design requirements specifically.