EPICS – ODOS

							Dean Brusnighan
Adaptive Programs
Young Hall 834

EPICS – ODOS
Team Organization Chart

Team Leader – Ryan Lane

Project Leader (ABS) – Ryan Lane
Project Leader (AFS) – Jason Wertz
Project Leader (ICM) – Paul Cunningham

Project Partner Liaison – Heather Barrett

Physical Resource Manager – Matt Gotsch

Lab Key Keeper – Morgan Lasrado

Team Webmaster – Heather Barrett

ESAC – Sachin Khare

Financial Officer – Matt Gotsch

Manager of Intellectual Property – Morgan Lasrado

Weekly Minutes – Parth Parikh

Project Members
ABS
       - Ryan Lane
       - Parth Parikh
       - Matt Gotsch
       - Heather Barrett
       - Suraj Wagle

AFS
       -   Jason Wertz
       -   Morgan Lasrado
       -   Sachin Khare

ICM
       -   Paul Cunningham
       -   Anuttam Mahapatra
Project Semester Plan Memos
ABS

ABS was started before Spring of 2006, however it was at a point where there were no
team members working on the project for at least 1 semester before that time. The ABS
project was then resumed in Spring of 2006. It is anticipated that a prototype bookshelf
will be built by the end of this semester, and the anticipated delivery date will be Fall of
2007.

The ABS project is currently in the detailed design phase. The design has been picked
out along with how the bookshelf will operate. The goals for this semester are to finish
up the analysis, ensure that the bookshelf will be safe for the user, and order materials to
construct a prototype. The following is a list of the goals/tasks that have been
constructed for the semester.

Tasks:

Bring new members up to speed on the progress of the project.
       - Explain where the project is and where it is going
       - Have them look through the team drive to find out what has been
          accomplished and what hasn’t; will also get them more familiar with the
          project

Organize the team drive
       - Ensure that the Project Charter is in the team drive and updated
       - Ensure that all of the Conceptual Design phase items are in the drive and well
           documented
       - Ensure that all relevant project documents are in the folder and up to date with
           good documentation
       - Make a list of what needs to be updated
       - Make a separate list of what needs to be placed in the team drive

*Update CAD drawings with correct dimensions
      - *Determine the lifting mechanism to be used
      - Obtain the actual dimensions of the guide-rails
      - Clean up the drawing so that it will be presentable
      - Have pictures for the moveable section in different positions

Complete analysis for the entire bookshelf
      - Detailed analysis for the shelves in the moveable section
      - Detailed analysis for the shelves in the stationary section
      - Detailed analysis for the screws attaching the lifting mechanism to the shelves
      - Any other analysis that is needed

Sensor to make sure that the shelf does not crush what is below it
       - Research on how this can be achieved
          -   At least 3 different concepts on how this can be achieved
          -   Model of how this will be achieved
          -   Test circuit built proving that it will work
          -   Detailed documentation on the test circuit
          -   Mate to bookshelf and test for reliability

Order and buy materials for prototype
       - Order lifting device
       - Order guide-rails
       - Buy MDF and screws
       - Buy any needed items for the sensor

Build prototype
       - As it says build the prototype
       - Document the building so that instructions can be made on the easiest way to
           assemble the bookshelf

Testing
          -   Develop test procedures
          -   Test the bookshelf if time permits

User manual and paperwork
      - Create a user manual
      - Develop the bill of materials
      - Make sure everything is documented so that someone outside of the group can
         assemble the bookshelf

The individual tasks to be completed are as follows.

        Ryan – work on the analysis, make sure everyone stays on track, ensure the
correct parts are ordered, and work on the assembly of the prototype

       Matt – help with some analysis, keep the CAD drawings up to date/spec, help
obtain materials for the prototype, and work on the assembly of the prototype

          Parth – work on the sensor and safety aspects of the bookshelf

       Suraj – ensure that all documentation is current, make sure no documentation is
missed or forgotten, and help Parth with the sensor/safety aspects

        Heather – help Parth with the sensor/safety aspects, research other projects
feasibility
AFS

AFS was started for the purpose of providing a foot support to the individuals who use
the Adjustable Chair that was previously designed by the ODOS team. Last semester, the
initial design of the foot support was completed and the dimensions were also
documented. The hinges for the plate that initially were going to be used were found to
be too small and therefore new hinges must be researched. Also, the weight to be
supported by the foot support will need to be larger, and therefore a front post acting as a
support will need to be added to the foot plate.

Hopefully this semester the AFS project will make a great deal of progress and perhaps
even be delivered. The goals for this semester are:

       - Decide on proper hinges to purchase
       - Purchase the metal and parts to be used
       - Purchase the hinges
       - Design additional front post support
       - Assemble the hinges and the plate to the chair
       - Test the prototype foot support
       - If possible, deliver the project

Individual tasks to be completed:

       Sachin: Search for a possible rubber to use on plate.
       Morgan: Figure out dimensions and number of parts to be ordered.
       Jason: Order hinges and also other material for the footstool.

       All:    Double check stress analysis and assure that design will work.
               Document all work from last semester and continue documenting work
               done this semester on the sharepoint server.

AFS team
Jason, Morgan, and Sachin
ICM

This project has been delivered and is currently in a maintenance/update phase. The
main goals for this semester are to fabricate the piece for the printer, and to update the
map while expanding it to include the southern part of campus. Following is a list of how
the tasks are laid out to obtain these goals.

Tasks:

Bring all members up to speed on current status of project.
       - Locate all documents, on the SharePoint Server or elsewhere, to find what has
            been accomplished and what needs to be finished.
       - Organize all documents found.
Update the user interface, to make the touch screen more user friendly.
       - Analyze the current user-interface (GUI).
       - Edit the current user-interface (GUI) to make the test boxes (widgets) easier to
            access(push) well using the touch screen.
       - Fully document the current interface and place on the SharePoint Server.
Fabricate the missing piece for the printer.
       - Open up the kiosk and locate the piece that needs to be fabricated.
       - Install the fabricated piece.
       - Test the printer make sure all components of it work.
       - Document the printer set up.
Test and Debug the Kiosk.
       - Before making the final update to the kiosk, Test the kiosk and make sure all
            Bugs and system failures are fixed.
Update Map.
       - Find the old map document, located in the SharePoint or website.
       - Determine the current scale of the map.
       - Add all new buildings to the map, such as Armstrong.
       - Add all of south Campus to the map, such as Lilly.
Create Brochures.
       - Create brochures to be placed in the brochure holder on the kiosk.
Prepare for completion
       - Test product
       - Make sure product meets project partners wishes
       - Complete delivery checklist
       - DOCUMENT ALL CHANGES MADE
Overview
All projects gantt charts can be found in the attached excel file.

The ABS project should be finished no later the Fall of 2007, which means that the
possible 3 returning members may need another project to work on by mid to late Fall
2007. The AFS project is anticipated to be completed this semester which means that
they will need another project to work on somewhere from the mid to the end of the
semester. ICM will have enough work to keep them busy through this semester but the 2
members of that team may need another project to work on by Fall 2007.

Currently 1 member of the team (Heather) is going to perform some preliminary research
on other projects, with the hope that she will be able to select 1 to 2 possible projects for
the AFS team to start work on once they finish their project. This research will mainly
correspond to assessing the feasibility of the ideas that were brought up in the Project
Partner Meeting.

The team budget can be found in the attached excel file titled Budget 2006-2007.