Progress Report 8

3/23/04

Project Title: Monkey eye movements in the MRI

Team Members: Josh Anders (Communicator)

Betsy Appel (BWIG)

Bryan Baxter (Leader)

Alyssa Walsworth (BSAC)

Client: Luis Populin

Dates: 3/10/04-3/23/04

Problem Statement:

A device is needed to measure the saccadic eye movements of a monkey in the MRI. The monkey's head will be restrained. The device should not block the monkey's line of sight to the stimulus displayed on a screen directly in front of it. All materials used in the device must be compatible with the MRI operating environment.

Last Week's Goals:

  1. Finish writing paper
  2. Edit midsemester paper
  3. Meet with client to discuss presentation

Individual Goals:

All:

1. Research monkey eyes

Summary of Team Accomplishments:

  1. Team met on Thursday 3/11 to finish and edit midsemester paper
  2. Team met with Professor Williams on 3/12 to discuss project and presentation
  3. Team met with client on 3/12 to discuss presentation, current ideas, and what is expected by the end of the semester

Summary of Individual Accomplishments:

Josh (Communicator):

  1. Updated notebook
  2. Wrote designated sections of paper

Betsy (BWIG):

  1. Wrote paper
  2. Compiled paper

Bryan (Leader):

  1. Progress report
  2. Wrote section of paper

Alyssa (BSAC):

1. Wrote Paper

Statement of Team Goals:

1. Take pictures and measurements of monkey’s eyes at various angles

2. Further research on monkey eye

3. Investigate purchasing of photodiode kit or component parts

Project Schedule:

1/23 – 1/29Select project, form team, assign team roles, contact client

1/30First meeting with client

1/31 – 2/5Literature search, begin formulating PDS

2/6 – 2/12Finish PDS and begin brainstorming designs

2/13 – 2/26Brainstorm and evaluate designs-decide on three possibilities

2/27 – 3/4 Work on midsemester design presentation

3/5 Give midsemester presentation

3/6 – 3/12Decide on final design and hand in midsemester report

3/22 – 4/1Work on final design

4/2 – 4/29Work on final design, final presentation and paper

4/30Final poster presentation

4/31-5/5Work on final paper and turn in notebooks and paper to advisor

5/7Final meeting with advisor

Activities:

Josh:

Team meeting with advisor (.5 hr)

Team meeting with client (1 hr)

Team meeting on Thursday to edit paper (3 hrs)

Individual writing of paper (4 hrs)

Update notebook (4 hrs)

Communications (.5 hr)

Total: 13 hrs

Betsy:

Wrote individual paper section (2 hrs)

Compiled paper (.5 hr)

Group meeting on Thursday to edit paper (3 hrs)

Team meeting with advisor (.5 hr)

Team meeting with client (1 hr)

Total: 7 hrs

Bryan:

Team meeting Thursday, 3/11 (3 hrs)

Progress report (.5 hr)

Team meeting with client (1 hr)

Team meeting with advisor (.5 hr)

Updated notebook (1 hr)

Individual section of paper writing (1 hr)

Total: 7 hrs

Alyssa:

Individual writing of paper section (1 hr)

Team meeting Thursday night (3 hrs)

Team meeting with client (1 hr)

Team meeting with advisor (.5 hr)

Total: 5.5 hrs

Team Total Hours for this week: 32.5

Cumulative Team Hours up to date: 168.5