This past week has been a whirlwind of research, discussions, and team branding refinement as our team, now the EchoPilot team, geared up and laid the groundwork for the preliminary design portion of our project with Freedom Scientific.

Research Mode

The team kicked off the week by diving headfirst into exploring Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and LLM implementations. This groundwork was essential for our initial preliminary design planning and our more in-depth project briefing with our Freedom Scientific liaison engineer.

Product Design Specification (PDS) Planning

During class meetings, our team hashed our initial understanding of the project stakeholders, customer needs, and design requirements. We evaluated vital components and mapped out their relationship, which will serve as a solid foundation for our forthcoming PDS documentation and revision.

EchoPilot Takes Flight

Exciting news! We unveiled our team name, EchoPilot, and our logo. The response was a mix of criticism, praise, and valuable suggestions for improving the logo. We took these comments to heart and incorporated them into our final design, which we proudly present to everyone.

Liaison Engineer Meet and Greet

The highlight of our week was our meeting with Sriram Ramanathan, the liaison engineer from Freedom Scientific. We discussed our evolving understanding of the project, tackled concerns and questions, and requested access to resources crucial for our initial project implementation steps.

As we wrap up another week, Team EchoPilot feels more prepared and motivated than ever. The journey ahead is filled with challenges and opportunities, and we can’t wait to see where it takes us. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to navigate the exciting world of computer science and bring our project to life. Until next week!