The S.C.I.F.I. Weekly Issue 7

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CARLOS SOKION SHIN

Producer

This week, team S.C.I.F.I. took a giant step forward. First of all, they embarked on building hardware for HIVE Suite consisting ofArrow of Apo"o (previously called Laser Weenie), Cardio Gauntlet and DRADIS.Second, the team developed a user flow that turns the separate experience of each device into a firmlyconsolidated one. Third, they finalized detailed project schedule that is adjusted to the new order.

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This week inside...The S.C.I.F.I. Weekly

Under Construction.............................1

Building the Hardware...............................1

HIVE Suite of Application User Flow......2

Prospective Scheme....................................3

Inspirations..................................................3

Components Ready............................... ......4

Weekly Checklist................. .......................4

Under Construction

CARLOS SOKION SHIN

Producer

As expected, all components they neededarrived earlier this week. Michael and Hanika, bothprogrammers and hardware designers, startedworking with the components. They have focusedon having each component work to fulfill desiredpurposes. It has been a level road with a fewexceptions where some combinations of components did not work as they were supposedto. Many of them are fixed and they are positive

that the rest will very soon as well. Thesechallenges, they believe, will add much value to theproject and their experience in the end.

Building the Hardware
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CARLOS SOKION SHINProducer

Last Tuesday(Oct. 5, 2010), the team had a meeting tocomplete a user flow chart. Having a visualrepresentation of user experience appears to be veryhelpful in many ways. First, it makes it much easier toexplain how they are going to work as a whole. Second, itfacilitates connecting the dotsand finding missing links. As amatter of fact, the team foundsome confusion from impliedassumptions (so-called CIA

factors which is said to be the cause of about 90 percent of

things going wrong on the planet) during the meeting. Ofcourse, they all are on the same page as for the suite's

integrity. Third, it reminds the team of the big picture ofthe project so that they don't have to have a hard timecategorizing and prioritizing tasks. As a result of themeeting, the team decided to change the name of two

gadgets and the suite to better fit their purposes: Arrowof Apollo for former LaserWeenie; DRADIS for formerHIVE which is now the nameof the whole package.

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User Interaction

Concept Art for trinity of the HIVE Suites, by James Doughty

James Doughty


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Upcoming Schedule

October 15, 2010

Due prototype and detailed

schedule

October 18, 20, 22, 2010

1/2 Presentation

October 28, 2010

TEA/ETC Technology Mixer

The S.C.I.F.I.

Project Client

(Lockheed Martin)

James F. Burke Jr.

Brad A. Michael

Project Advisors

Shirley Saldamarco

Scott Stevens

Team S.C.I.F.I.

Carlos Sokion Shin

James Doughty

Michael Hill

Hanika Karkhanis

Programming Advisor

John Conomikes

Page Design

Carlos Sokion Shin


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Components Ready

W E E K LY C H E C K L I S T

This week

Receive all necessary components.Start building prototypes.Have digital compass work with Servomotor.Retrieve data from both heart ratemonitor and Arduino.Work on detailed schedule.Develop concept arts for HIVE.Start working on 10 sec promo video.

Next week

Enable XBEE networking.Get bluetooth data from Arduino into

Droid X.Get the retrieved data working withProcessing.Have presentation slide for halvesready.Prepare 3-slide project introduction.

Arrow of Apollo Cardio Gauntlet DRADIS

Droid XBluetooth module

Arduino Pro Mini

Servo motor

Magnifying lens

Fresnel Lens

Laser printertransparencies

Digital compass

10mw Laser

Conductive threadCustom circuit

Arduino Pro Mini

Bluetooth module

Battery pack

Battery charger

Power supply for charger

Glove

Arduino LilypadXBEE Lilypad BreakoutBoard

Electrodes

USB weather board

XBEE

Polar HR transmitter

Polar HR monitor

Battery pack (900mAh)

Battery charger (900mAh)

General

70w soldering station

Lead-free solder

Arduino Uno

Solder wick

9v Power supply forArduino

Helping hands

LilyPad LiPower

Optoisolator

Breakaway headers

FTDI Basic Breakout

6 Jumper wires

DC power jack

Breadboard

Wire stripper

Every component the team ordered has arrived. Currently the team isbuilding the custom circuit for the HIVE Suite and researching a proper glove

for Cardio Gauntlet

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Legend

Ready

Orders placed

Building

Researching

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