Spring Semester

That’s a Wrap! (Week 16)

SurgiGauge wrapped up their year of hard work with the Final Design Review (FDR) at Reitz on Tuesday, 04/23. The team had an opportunity to showcase their final prototype, poster, and awesome video (shown above!) to the IPPD staff and… Read More

Peer FDR and Naples! (Week 15)

The end of the semester is right around the corner! Team SurgiGauge completes their peer FDR presentation at the beginning of the week in preparation for their sponsor FDR presentation in Naples, Fl. SurgiGauge had an amazing time traveling together,… Read More

Lights, Camera, Action! (Week 14)

This week the SurgiGauge Team shifted some resources to completing the video for IPPD. After some discussion with our liaison, it was decided that the best course of action for displaying prototype was to dissociate from the true end use… Read More

Prototype Inspection (Week 13)

SurgiGauge hit another milestone this week! This week marked the successful completion of Prototype Inspection & Test Evaluation Day (PITED). The team spent time preparing a presentation which included a hands-on demonstration of our product. On PITED, panels of judges… Read More

Assembling the Final Prototype (Week 12)

This week has been very eventful for SurgiGauge! We started off the week strong by preparing for Prototype Inspection & Tests Evaluation Day (PITED) coming up next week (Tuesday, 4/2). We presented our plan for PITED to the class, and… Read More

Final Push (Week 11)

Following a restful and recharging Spring Break last week, the team came back prepared to finish the semester strong. Throughout the week, the team continued to refine their electrical subsystems and testing/validation efforts, and their mechanical designs are wrapping up… Read More

SurgiGauge gets a break! (Week 9)

SurgiGauge prepares for spring break by getting many aspects of the project ready for when they return. More comprehensive testing was conducted on the sensors within the project. The team continues to discuss previous test results with our liaisons engineers… Read More

Major Milestones! (Week 8)

This week was an eventful one for SurgiGauge, from Qualification Review Board 2 (QRB2), to testing sensors, and soldering PCBs. Beginning with QRB2, the team presented a progress report to a panel of faculty, the focus for this QRB was… Read More

It’s All Fitting Together! (Week 7)

This week the SurgiGauge team made massive progress by finalizing and ordering the PCBs for the attachments. Prior to putting the finishing touches on the design, the team had put together a breadboard circuit representation to ensure everything is working… Read More

Mechanical Prototype Nearing Completion (Week 6)

This week, SurgiGauge surged forward in their prototype development, finishing iteration 5 of their attachment housing. Both the electrical and mechanical sub-teams made strides in product development, with the mechanical team implementing a new lining for the housing, and the… Read More

Another Productive Week! (Week 5)

Over the past week, the team has made great strides towards a fully integrated prototype as the mechanical and electrical subteams increased collaborative efforts. For instance, a 3-D print of the housing from last week helped us generate a better… Read More

QRB 1 Complete! (Week 4)

SurgiGauge received great feedback from their first Qualifications Review Board (QRB). With all the feedback in mind SurgiGauge is working to further enhance its cross collaboration between the three sub teams. In doing so SurgiGauge will be able to put… Read More

Development Continues (Week 3)

SurgiGauge made great progress on all fronts, from the electrical and mechanical to the testing sub teams. Essential electronics were integrated and a new iteration of mechanical design was completed (along with 3-D prints!). The testing team is continuously improving… Read More

Oh Snap! (Week 2)

SurgiGauge carried the momentum from the first week into the second, starting off the week with a wonderful meeting with our liaison, Alex! We discussed the current state of the project, and Alex gave us very helpful tips regarding testing… Read More

Starting Off Strong This Year (Week 1)

With winter break and new year’s celebrations concluded, the SurgiGauge team made their way back to UF to get the spring semester started. The first day of class we received a tornado warning and proceeded to get soaked on our… Read More