We, Composite Guardian, hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving Break. We did perform some last data collection from our capacitive sensor prototype before we left for break. The peaks and dips in the data proved that transitions between the defect areas to non-defect areas could be seen.
Right after we came back from Thanksgiving Break, we came together as a group to finish the last few sections of the draft System Level Design Review (SLDR) report and presentation slides. During the peer review presentation for the SLDR, we received meaningful feedback from our peers on how to improve the flow of the presentation and explanation of the data.
In order to limit the amount of noise from the data, we decided to prepare a more professional set of testing samples. This time with the testing samples, each step of the layup process was executed with precision. Our main goal for the new testing samples was to eliminate the number of wrinkles and air bubbles within our prepreg layers so we could focus on finding backer material within prepreg layers exclusively. After completing the testing sample, we quickly conducted a speed test, as shown in the video below.
For the last 2 weeks of the semester, we will be preparing for our SLDR presentation and putting our final touches on the SLDR report. We plan on continuing the development of firmware to prepare for full system integration, finalize the second design iteration, integrate a speed testing measure on TPM, and create a model eddy current circuit early next semester.