This week, Gator Waves continued the manufacturing and assembly of a prototype in preparation for November 16th. The mechanical engineers manufactured the brass bushings, and the 3D printing of the housing was completed. The electrical engineers met to set up a measuring system for the timing consistency. We spoke with our coach on Tuesday to review our progress and expectations for Prototype Inspection Day, and on Wednesday we discussed the same topics with our liaison, Dr. Subhash.

During meetings on Thursday and Friday, the housing was assembled and strain gauges were attached to the appropriate steel rods for measuring the stress wave propagation. Also, the solenoid shell was wrapped with copper wire and tested with the steel rod to make sure that everything was in working order.

On Sunday, the team met to collect data on the timing precision and the stress wave propagation. The meeting featured a good amount of troubleshooting, but ultimately data on the consistency of the timing was collected and will be used in the upcoming Prototype Inspection Day presentation. Moving forward, Gator Waves will continue to prepare their presentation and visual materials for the event. Moreover, while collecting the test data on Sunday, several design considerations were brought to light that will be investigated in the coming days.