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Status Report #2 Food DIP Team 11 Device that detects irregularities in perishable goods before distribution. Brandy Alger Travis Ayers Josue Figueroa Joaquin Labrado. Overall Need for Design.
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Status Report #2Food DIPTeam 11Device that detects irregularities in perishable goods before distribution Brandy Alger Travis Ayers Josue Figueroa Joaquin Labrado
Overall Need for Design • Prevention of food poisoning epidemic, recalls, and packaging money loss for packing bad food. • Design Milestones • Proposals sent out to companies (02/01) • Materials Bought (02/08) • Rough Designs for Robotic Arm and Image Processor done (02/08)
Tasks Completed • Robotic Arm and Image Processing teams meeting and starting rough draft for design • Materials List drafted • Found Conveyor Belt • Acquired Southwest Research Institute Lab to conduct design implementation • Access to multiple cameras through SwRI
Ongoing Tasks • Design for Robotic Arm and Image Processing • Ordering parts • Preparing proposals for company funding • Non-Disclosure Agreement • Waiting for confirmation from entrepreneurial group • Fixing Conveyor Belt
Upcoming Tasks • Start and test schematic/flow diagram of Robotic Arm and Image Processor • Robotic Arm: Pick PID controller • Image Processor: Coding most efficient segmentation process • Test Conveyor Belt
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