Welcome to the week of 9/27 blog post for team Electric Eye! This week, the team has been building up our research library and began work on the first draft of our Preliminary Design. Also, this week was Career showcase at the University, and members of our team took time to make industry connections! Its been a busy week for us as we move closer to having our Preliminary Design completed.
Preliminary Design Report
The Preliminary Design Report (PDR) is the culmination of the work that we have put in to the project so far, and is a huge part of the first semester in IPPD. While we are all eager to begin building the project, having a solid ground to work on is extremely important! Understanding the full scope of our project requires deep context of the customer’s needs and the current research and technology that exists. This process is necessary to creating a robust design that will allow us to build a product that meets our sponsor’s requirements. The team has been looking into appropriate MLMs and techniques for creating our hazard detection system, along with researching the most effective method of detection for the needs of FPL. We also have been considering the design of our system’s apparatus and the materials that will be needed for it along with its power supply and method of notification. With much to consider, it’s important that we are thorough with our research to generate a great concept. Our PDR consists of a Literature Review and our concept generation, on top of our PDS that has already been completed!
Career Showcase
The University of Florida held their Career Showcase this week, a significant event that hosts many companies from different industries. While the Career Showcase is not connected to IPPD, this is an important time for everyone in the program. Having this opportunity to establish connections with recruiters in industry is extremely valuable, and members of our team took advantage of it! We are all grateful to have these chances prepare for our futures!
That’s all from us this week at Electric Eye, thank you for reading!