Week 5 Lab preparation

Objective: Organize weekly tasks and prepare for lab

Date: April 28th, 2014

Today's meeting (to do before lab)

• Patent search
• Gather 5-8 hair gathering nets, some motor oil
• Contact hair salon
• Prepare excel/ doc (whichever is convenient) for experimental data analysis
• Contact hair salon
• Keratin research (protein characteristics and other applications

Week 4 lab

Objective: Present project pitch, create a detailed timeline, and conduct patent search


Date: April 24, 2014


Today in lab:

• Present pitch
• Clarify timeline

Week 5: Prepare for lab experiment

Week 6: Run experiment, gather and analyze data

Week 7: Create 3-D model of the product, material and design based on experimental results

Week 8: Complete data analysis and 3-D model

Week 9: Prepare PowerPoint of all research and data collected, including photos taken from the experiment

Week 10: Presentation

Week 4 Preparation

Objective: Plan project and advance on experiment details

Author: Beverly Tomita

Date: April 21, 2014

Today

• Make progress on the lab experiment details
• Materials list
• Basic procedure
• Brief table of data to be collected

For lab this week:

• Prepare for PowerPoint for pitch
• Prepare for pitch and patent search info (sent in email from instructor)

Week 3 Lab

Objective: Get adviser approval and work on project

Author: Beverly Tomita

Date: April 17, 2014

Today in lab

• Get topic and goals approved
• Work on possible lab procedures to testing absorbency of various hair types
• Collect different hair and fur types
• Test in water and in motor oil and water mixture
• Record and compare amount of time needed to effectively absorb possible pollutants

Week 3 Prep

Objective: Decide on problem and start on Design Proposal (due Thursday)

Author: Beverly Tomita

Date: April 14, 2014

Today:

• Final decision: Our problem is going to get hairy!
• Possible deliverables (emailing advisor to confirm validity and feasibility): 
• Small prototype of netted hair structure
• Creo 3-D model
• MATLAB simulation of release and collection of product (will research ocean currents, seasonal changes, tracking devices, etc)

For next time:

• Complete individual proposal parts by Wednesday at noon
• Update biographies with photo and brief description by Wednesday at noon
• Turn in Design Proposal before lab on Thursday

Week 2 Lab

Week 2 Objective: Discuss the two potential problems and split up the Design Proposal (due next week)

Author: Beverly Tomita

Date: April 10, 2014

Today in lab:

Problem: Drunk Driving 
Goal: Reduce drunk driving

1) Combine breathalyzer with key - two part start system a) OH check b) allow start

2) Integrate breathalyzer with steering wheel

3) Breathalyzer lock on door

Possible idea to build on: French law on breathalyzer requirement

http://www.gizmag.com/france-breathalyzer-legislation/21541/


ADVANTAGES
* Interesting topic
* Learn about cars and mechanics behind its function
* Directly benefits people
* Appeal to audience

DISADVANTAGES
* Our group consists of only first year students (mostly biomed)
* Lack of experience and thorough knowledge
* Lack of resources (i.e. test cars)
* Time constraint for the large scale project

Problem: We drop hair
Goal: Recycle hair and make something useful

1)      Hair de-pollution blob

2)      Insulator (traps heat)

3)      Wings (feather keratin)

4)      Amor (reptile scale keratin)

ADVANTAGES

* Hair and its properties are already well-researched

* Simple task (and is related to our majors)

* Easy to research - use Drexel libraries, etc.

* Easy to test - collect hair from dorms or a nearby salon (like Saturn Club)

DISADVANTAGES

* May be gross

* Less audience appeal

* Simple project

For next meeting (next Monday at 5:30pm in Hagerty):

• Each member brings some research and a vote on Drunk Driving vs. Hair Recycling
• Decide on the problem + goal
• Finish design proposal

Week 2 Prep

Week 2 Lab Preparation

Objective: Discuss potential project problems, goals, and possible solutions

Author: Beverly Tomita

Date: April 7, 2014, 5:30pm

Location: Hagerty Library - basement

Potential project problems/ goals and possible solutions numbered (if any):

IDEA 1

Problem: We drop hair, lots of it. And it’s gross

Goal: Recycle it or do something useful

1)      Hair de-pollution blob

2)      Insulator (traps heat)

3)      Wings (feather keratin)

4)      Amor (reptile scale keratin)

IDEA 2

Problem: Aging (due to pollution, etc)

Goal: Detox and maintain youthful health

1) Sleep in a pomegranate, waterbed-type

2) Lotion

IDEA 3

Problem: Recycle bins that actually work

Goal: Help people recycle right

IDEA 4

Problem: Humans can’t climb well

Goal: Gecko climbers!

% already being researched… so maybe not

IDEA 5

Problem: Drunk Driving

Goal: Stop/ decrease drunk driving

1) Check BAL before start car ***

2)      Unlock wheels by blowing on them (BAL)

3)      Force driver to be not drunk somehow…

IDEA 6

Problem: In case of black out, wired charging is inconvenient

Goal: Wireless charging for medical devices

% maybe not feasible in 10 weeks

For next lab Thursday:

• Ask professor and/ or TAs about our two top ideas
• Clarify feasibility of each
• Decide on which problem to use and make decision matrix on specific project for this course