
Week 34 : 4/10/2023 - 417/2023
This week the group finished and submitted the report for the Design Project following feedback from Dr. Ejaz. The report can be found on...

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Apr 17, 20231 min read
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Week 33 : 4/3/2023 - 4/10/2023
Load Shutoff Test Per our engineering requirements the device needed to shutoff the fans if any window was detected by the system as...

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Apr 10, 20231 min read
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Week 33 : 4/3/2023 - 4/10/2023
Rain Rejection Test While in Tallahassee, there was sufficient rainfall to test how the device performed while active in the rain. Window...

Daniel Eisenbraun
Apr 10, 20231 min read
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Week 32 : 3/27/2023 - 4/3/2023
This week, the group completed test 4.1.4 - Crossflow Ventilation Comparison Test and made a slight correction to the battery monitor...

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Apr 3, 20232 min read
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Week 32 : 3/27/2023 - 4/3/2023
This week I focused primarily on data comparison from our previous tests on 3/26/2023 to 3/28/2023 to verify our high level and medium...

Daniel Eisenbraun
Apr 3, 20233 min read
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Week 32 : 3/27/2023 - 4/3/2023
This week, Ian modified the Get Battery Mode function code so that the MCU cuts the load at the appropriate lower threshold. This is...

Ian Matheson
Apr 3, 20231 min read
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Week 31 : 3/20/2023 - 3/27/2023
This week, Ian focused on writing the report. He moved the software flowcharts out of section 2.2.2 and instead introduced the various...
Ian Matheson
Mar 27, 20231 min read
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Week 31 : 3/20/2023 - 3/27/2023
Sunshield Comparison Test 4.1.2 This week began on Monday the 20th with the group conducting the Temperature Comparison test for a Sun...
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Mar 27, 20232 min read
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Week 31 : 3/20/2023 - 3/27/2023
Testing Testing continued this week with a singular test being performed on Saturday the 25th to get another set of data for our 130%...
Daniel Eisenbraun
Mar 27, 20231 min read
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Week 30 : 3/13/2023 - 3/20/2023
This week, the group ran the first major temperature test for their top-level engineering requirement. The procedures for this test are...
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Mar 20, 20231 min read
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Week 30 : 3/13/2023 - 3/20/2023
Continuation of Testing -4.4.1 : Additional Testing Following week 29, an additional 4.1.1 test was performed on 4/18/2023 under cloudy...
Daniel Eisenbraun
Mar 20, 20233 min read
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Week 30: 3/13/2023 - 3/20/2023
This week, Ian modified the Get Battery Mode function to meet the engineering requirements. The requirements state that after the system...
Ian Matheson
Mar 20, 20231 min read
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Week 29 : 3/6/2023 - 3/13/2023
Rear Vent Visor Fan Adjustment Following the findings last week involving the lack of clearance for the rear intake nozzles and potential...
Daniel Eisenbraun
Mar 14, 20231 min read
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Week 29: 3/6/2023 - 3/13/2023
This week, the group aimed to get the full system attached to the car and functioning properly so that they could begin full-system...
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Mar 14, 20233 min read
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Week 29: 3/6/2023 - 3/13/2023
This week, Ian's objectives were to fix the thermistor on window 2, redesign and reprint the nozzles for the back window, and implement...
Ian Matheson
Mar 14, 20233 min read
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Week 28 : 2/27/2023 - 3/6/2023
Objectives This week, Ian resoldered the IR sensor on Window 1 and the PWM controller load wires. In the main MCU code, Ian programmed...
Ian Matheson
Mar 6, 20233 min read
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Week 28 : 2/27/2023 - 3/6/2023
The group had mostly individual work to perform this week with printing of the nozzles and addition of monitoring code needing to be...
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Mar 6, 20231 min read
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Week 28 : 2/27/2023 - 3/6/2023
Following the confirmation that exposure to the ambient IR of the sunlight was going to cause issues with our IR detectors, I found a...
Daniel Eisenbraun
Mar 6, 20233 min read
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Week 27 : 2/20/2023 - 2/27/2023
Nozzle Design & 3D Printing Ian's objective for this week was to design the nozzles for the intake fans. First, Ian took detailed...
Ian Matheson
Feb 27, 20232 min read
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Week 27 : 2/20/2023 - 2/27/2023
Following the first mock test performed on 2/20/2023, I was tasked with resolving an issue related to the weak signal seen by the Pico...
Daniel Eisenbraun
Feb 27, 20232 min read
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