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Team PCG. Primary Faculty Advisor: Dr. Nuxoll Secondary Faculty Advisor: Dr. Crenshaw Industry Advisor: Andy McConnell Client: Dr. Cantrell. Ben Co (Fall Team Lead), Wendelin Mueller, Garrett Gustafson, and Julia Weimar-East On Project LightBox. Team.
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Team PCG Primary Faculty Advisor: Dr. Nuxoll Secondary Faculty Advisor: Dr. Crenshaw Industry Advisor: Andy McConnell Client: Dr. Cantrell Ben Co (Fall Team Lead), Wendelin Mueller, Garrett Gustafson, and Julia Weimar-East On Project LightBox
Team • Ben (Fall Leader) – CS & Biology Major • Wendelin – CS & Math Major • Julia – EE Major, CS Minor • Garrett – EE Major
Background • Dr. Cantrell’s research in water quality. • Simplifying the equation: Testing water with membrane’s and a digital camera. • The Problem: White balance and the HSV color space.
DATA LINK Block Diagram DATA PROCESSOR INTERFACE BASE UNIT
Design Challenges • Accuracy • Light Diffusion • LED Color Mixing
Important Decisions • USB instead of Serial • Microcontroller • LEDs as light source • Windows 7 official OS
Risks • Time Management • Heat Production
Milestones Overview • Functional Specification Version 0.95 - 28 Sep 2012 • Decide on project technologies -12 Oct 2012 • Final enclosure specs delivered to machine shop - 30 Nov 2012 • Software and GUI are code complete - 8 Jan 2013 • Complete Testing/Color Mixing of LEDs - 25 Jan 2013 • Complete physical circuit construction -1 Feb 2013 • Complete Final Version of Program - 22 Mar 2013 • Final Report Version 0.95 - 29 Mar 2013
Conclusion • The PCG LightBox will aid Dr. Cantrell in research on white-balancing digital images. • Design Challenges • We Will Prevail!