This week, a number of important IPPD events took place. We attended professional development workshops from FPL and NextEra Energy, a training on Lean Six Sigma process design and improvement. Later in the week, we also heard from the University of Florida’s own Dr. Tinker from Engineering Entrepreneurship. He gave a talk about project-level elevator pitches and methods for effective engineering communication across different audiences.

As a team, Parrotronix worked together to draft our first monthly report, as well as further developing our concept designs for each of the subsystems of our birds. We spoke with David Mendez from Pinecrest, further refining the exact needs and requirements of our project compared to what Pinecrest Gardens is expecting. As we make our way through our list of subsystems, we’re discovering new approaches to the mechanical and electrical aspects of each movement and interface.